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1964 Map of Fort Defiance

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Fort Defiance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fort Defiance serves as a primary anchor on this Augusta County sheet, where the grounds of the Augusta Military Academy and the Augusta Stone Ch stand near the Chesapeake Western railroad line. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Middle River and its numerous tributaries, including Lewis Creek, Christians Creek, and Meadow Run. The settlement pattern follows these watercourses and ridges, linking small communities like Knightly, Damtown, and New Hope.

Evidence of mid-century infrastructure and social life appears in the Drive-in Theater near Verona and a network of rural houses of worship such as Asbury Ch and St Paul Ch. The map's detail, updated in the late 1970s, reveals the evolution of rural life through the presence of features like the Gravel Pit near Round Hill and the Sewage Disposal facility, contrasting with older landmarks like the Belmont Cem and Oak Grove Sch.