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1969 Map of Hopewell

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Hopewell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Hopewell and the confluence of the James River and Appomattox River define this coastal Virginia landscape during a period of heavy industrialization and preservation. The city center is dense with mid-century development, including Randolph Hospital and several schools like Woodlawn Sch, while the riverfront is characterized by Industrial Waste Ponds and sewage disposal systems serving the local economy.

North of the city, the land remains dominated by larger holdings and conservation areas like the Presque Isle National Wildlife Refuge and the storied grounds of Bermuda Hundred. Significant military and historical footprints are visible at the Fort Lee Military Reservation and segments of the Petersburg National Battlefield. In the surrounding countryside, family-named locales like the Birchett Estate and small communities such as Screamersville provide essential detail for genealogists tracing the 20th-century evolution of Chesterfield and Prince George Counties.