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1968 Map of Hallwood

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hallwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Penn Central corridor serves as the backbone of this Eastern Shore landscape, connecting a string of rural communities from New Church in the north down through Oak Hall, Temperanceville, and Hallwood. This 1960s survey documents the traditional agricultural and transit patterns of Accomack County just before modern developmental shifts, showing the area's reliance on both the rail line and a network of winding waterways like the Pocomoke River and Assawoman Creek.

Social and educational hubs are clearly defined, including the Atlantic High Sch and several country houses of worship such as Jerusalem Ch and Shiloh Ch. The map captures industrial and recreational facets of the era, from various sandpits to a drive-in theater near Wattsville. Historical milling locations like Tunnels Mill along Tunnels Mill Branch provide clues to earlier water-powered industry that once shaped the local economy.