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1963 Map of Glen Allen

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Glen Allen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Henrico and Hanover counties meet along the winding course of the Chickahominy River, a landscape defined by its gradual transition from rural woodlots to burgeoning suburban neighborhoods. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac rail line anchors the eastern corridor, passing through established communities like Glen Allen and Laurel. This 1963 survey, with purple revisions from 1979, captures the significant expansion of residential tracts and infrastructure, such as the Shopping Center near Hungary Road and several new educational facilities including Hermitage High School and Tucker High School.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense concentration of community hubs, from the Calvary Cem Ch in the north to Deep Run Cem Ch in the south. The western portion of the map remains more open, featuring the crossroads of Short Pump and the historic path of Three Chopt Road. The presence of a Quarry near Meredith Branch and numerous small water bodies like Echo Lake and Hockins Lake illustrate the local topography and resource use before the intense development of the late twentieth century.