1965 Map of Forest

About this map

Poplar Forest and the surrounding Bedford County landscape appear here in a period of transition during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a rural interior defined by its faith and education, anchored by institutions like the New London Academy and numerous small houses of worship including Forest Level Ch, Pisgah Ch, and Mt Moriah Ch. Transport networks of the Norfolk and Western and the Southern railways bisect the terrain, connecting the rural communities of Bellevue and Forest to the growing industrial periphery of Lynchburg.