1968 Map of Church View

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Dragon Swamp and a network of named wetlands dominate this Virginia Tidewater landscape, carving through the borders of Middlesex, Essex, and King and Queen Counties. The settlement pattern follows the high ground between these drainages, anchored by crossroads like Church View and Jamaica. The map reflects a rural economy shaped by natural resources and spiritual life, evidenced by numerous sandpits and a high density of country churches, including St Pauls Ch, Metropolitan Ch, and Union Shiloh Ch. To the north, the Rappahannock River shoreline at Globe Landing reveals the area's river-dependent history. This 1968 field-checked record, later updated with 1978 aerial data, captures the transition of small inland communities like Samos and Warner before modern development altered these traditional tobacco and timber-producing reaches of the Middle Peninsula.