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1968 Map of Dahlgren

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Dahlgren
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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The U S Naval Reservation Dahlgren Weapons Laboratory dominates the shoreline of the Potomac River on this coastal Virginia survey. The military presence is underscored by the U S Government Railroad and a series of specialized installations like Sewage Disposal Ponds and a Weighing Sta. The surrounding King George County landscape is a mix of tidal marshes and rural hamlets, including Ashton, Owens, and Berthaville.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, from Bumbray Cem and Price Cem to rural worship centers like Union Bethel Ch. The transition from water to land is marked by named points such as Mathias Point Neck and Baber Pt, while the inland creek systems—including Upper Machodoc Creek and Pumpkin Creek—reveal the drainage patterns that shaped the area's earliest settlements at Ninde and Maple Grove.