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1943 Map of Hopewell

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Hopewell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The industrial and riverfront landscape of Hopewell centers this 1940s survey at the confluence of the James River and the Appomattox River. The street grids of City Point, Highland Park, and Arlington show the mid-century development of the city, while the surrounding Chesterfield and Prince George counties retain their rural character through small crossroads like Screamersville and Five Forks. Significant institutions mark the terrain, including the sprawling Camp Lee at the southern edge and the Federal Reformatory near the Appomattox.

Waterborne history is prominent along the winding James, where the historic Bermuda Hundred sits across from the massive river bend of Curles Neck. The map records the infrastructure of the era, from the Seaboard and Norfolk and Western railroads to local centers of community life like Enon Ch and the Ochre Sch. The presence of Walthall Mill on Ashton Creek serves as a reminder of the area's older mechanical roots amid the growing wartime industrial expansion.