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1973 Map of Lake Anna West

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Lake Anna West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Lake Anna State Park and the sprawling waters of North Anna Lake dominate this landscape along the border of Spotsylvania and Louisa Counties. At the time of this early 1970s revision, the industrial footprint of the North Anna Nuclear Powerplant appears prominently on the shoreline, marking a significant era of infrastructure development for the region. The map captures the flooded valleys where Pigeon Run and Sturgeon Creek meet the reservoir, altering the historical terrain of the North Anna River.

Rural life persists around the water's edge, documented through numerous country churches such as Bethel Ch and Elk Creek Ch. The southern portion of the quadrangle follows the path of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as it cuts through small communities like Centreville and Plum Tree. For genealogists and local historians, the numerous unlabeled Cem sites and legacy landmarks like Lucy Millpond offer a precise look at the area's older settlement patterns before and during the reservoir's creation.