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1943 Map of Dutch Gap

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Dutch Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Curles Neck defines this stretch of the James River, where the 1943 survey details a landscape still shaped by its military and agricultural past. Significant remnants of the Civil War are preserved within the Richmond National Battlefield Park, featuring breastworks, Battery 3, and Fort Brady. The map documents the intricate river engineering of the era, including the Dutch Gap Channel and Meadowville Channel which bypassed the natural oxbows.

Upland from the river, the settlement pattern is marked by rural institutions like the Varina Agricultural High Sch and several country churches such as St James Ch and Union Grove Chapel. The inclusion of the Richard E Byrd Airport and Richmond Radio Range signals the region's mid-century modernization. For genealogists, the map is a primary source for family-named sites like Crewes House, Aiken House, and Montague Cem.