1977 Map of Glenvar

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.