1977 Map of Gordonsville
USGS Topo · Published 1982About this map
Gordonsville anchors this orthophotograph, where the agricultural patterns of central Virginia meet the rising terrain of the Piedmont. Captured in the late 1970s, the imagery reveals a landscape of working farms and timbered ridges, with the town's historic street grid and rail corridors clearly visible. The drainage of the South Anna River begins its course here, while to the north, the Rapidan River and Blue Run define the low-lying agricultural valleys. Distinctive topographical features like Cowherd Mountain and Merry Mountain stand out as heavily forested interruptions to the open fields of Somerset and Madison Run. This period documentation, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, provides a precise record of land use and property boundaries during a transition toward more modern rural development in Orange County.
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