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1969 Map of Hanover

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Hanover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Pamunkey River snakes through the heart of this Virginia landscape, marking the boundary between Hanover, Caroline, and King William counties. The settlement of Hanover sits near the river's edge, anchored by the historic St Pauls Ch and the prominent Hanover School For Boys. The river corridor is a site of active industry and transport, evidenced by several large Gravel Pits and the steel rails of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad cutting through the southwestern corner.

Upland from the river, the terrain transitions into the distinctively named Frog Level plateau. Small rural communities like Mangohick and Etna Mills are connected by a network of winding roads crossing over Normans Bridge and Littlepage Bridge. The map records a mix of civic and spiritual life, from the State Prison Camp No 2 near Herring Creek to scattered country churches like Hebron Ch and Mt Horeb Ch.