1944 Map of Fredericksburg

About this map

Fredericksburg and the surrounding riverfront of the Rappahannock River appear here in a wartime 1944 edition, showing the city's complex integration of Civil War memory and mid-century development. The map meticulously documents the grounds of the Fredericksburg Battle Field 1862, alongside both the Confederate Cem and the National Memorial Cem. The transportation corridor is anchored by the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Jefferson Davis Highway, which pass through a landscape dotted with outlying settlements like Falmouth and Sylvania Heights. Education and civic life are prominent, with the campus of Mary Washington College situated on the western ridge and various rural schoolhouses such as Elijah Sch and Little Falls Sch serving the Stafford County side of the river. The presence of the Meade Pyramid and Howison PO provides specific points of interest for those tracing the historical geography of the Rappahannock valley.