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1969 Map of Hopewell

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Hopewell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Hopewell serves as the industrial and residential hub of this 1969 survey, where the confluence of the James River and Appomattox River dictates the landscape's layout. The era is defined by heavy industrial footprints and utility infrastructure, including a prominent Federal Reformatory and the sprawling Fort Lee Military Reservation. Neighborhoods such as Kenwood and Arlington show the mid-century expansion of the city southward.

Genealogists and local historians can trace older roots at Bermuda Hundred and Screamersville, or locate family sites near the National Cem and Bermuda Memorial Park. The map documents a transition from the agricultural past, represented by Walthall Mill and Shirley, to a modern transportation network dominated by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. Conservation and history are preserved in large tracts like the Presque Isle National Wildlife Refuge and segments of the Petersburg National Battlefield.