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1907 Map of Hampton

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Hampton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

Fort Monroe and the surrounding military reservation anchor the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula in this early twentieth-century survey. The landscape is defined by the complex tidal reaches of the Chesapeake Bay, from the wide mouth of the York River in the north to the James River in the south. Between these great waterways, a network of smaller channels like the Back River and Poquoson River create a jagged coastline of necks and points, including Goodwin Neck and Fish Neck.

The map reveals an era of transition, with Hampton and Phoebus already developed as urban centers served by the Hampton and Old Point Electric RR. Inland, the economy remains rooted in the land and water, evidenced by numerous small settlements like Tabb, Messick, and Poquoson, alongside agricultural and educational landmarks such as the Hampton Normal School Farm. The historical memory of the Peninsula is also preserved here, marking the Big Bethel Battlefield and the Moore House.