1999 Map of Hog Island

About this map

Jamestown Island and the colonial tidewater landscape dominate this survey of the James River corridor at the close of the twentieth century. The map highlights the complex layering of Virginia's history, from the Kingsmill Plantation Site and Carters Grove Historical Home to the modern energy infrastructure of the Surry Nuclear Powerplant on Gravel Neck. The shoreline is a transition of protected marshlands and historical estates, with the Hog Island State Wildlife Refuge stretching into the river opposite the developed residential areas of Kingsmill On The James. On the southern bank, Chippokes Plantation State Park preserves a traditional agricultural landscape near Cobham. This sheet also captures the leisure and transportation networks of the era, including the Busch Gardens park, the Colonial National Historical Parkway, and the Williamsburg Jamestown Airport.