1977 Map of Free Union
USGS Topo · Published 1982About this map
Free Union and its surrounding Piedmont landscape are captured here in 1977, showing a transition between agricultural plateaus and the rising foothills of the Blue Ridge. The settlement patterns follow the winding watercourses of the Lynch River and Moormans River, which converge toward the southeast. This orthophotoquad provides an unvarnished view of land use, where the wooded slopes of Buck Mountain and Piney Mountain contrast with the cleared pasturelands near Crossroads and Boonesville. In the lower corner, the S Fk Rivanna River Reservoir appears as a significant hydrologic feature, fed by the Mechums River. Small rural hamlets like Nortonsville are shown at the junctions of local roads, illustrating the persistent 20th-century rural character of Albemarle County before significant suburban expansion.
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