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1977 Map of Glenvar

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Glenvar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Glenvar and the surrounding valley floor appear as a distinct corridor of development in this late-1970s orthophotograph, bounded by the steep, wooded slopes of Fort Lewis Mountain and Brush Mountain. The imagery captures a landscape defined by its river systems, where the North Fork Roanoke River and the main stem of the Roanoke River meet near the settlement of Wabun.

This 1977 aerial survey, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, reveals the precise footprint of rural communities like Bradshaw alongside natural landmarks such as Beckner Gap. The clear visual contrast between the cleared agricultural or residential lands along Catawba Creek and the dense forest cover of Cove Mountain provides researchers with an exact record of land use and timber patterns before subsequent decades of growth changed the character of Roanoke County.