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1965 Map of Lambsburg

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lambsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Blue Ridge summits dominate the border between Virginia and North Carolina on this survey, where the Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the crest of the escarpment. The settlement of Lambsburg sits nestled at the foot of the mountains on the Virginia side, served by the Lambsburg Sch and nearby Chestnut Grove Ch. The terrain falls away sharply toward the south, where the headwaters of the Fisher River and Little Fisher River drain into Surry County.

Industry and local commerce are represented by the Blue Ridge Mill near the northern edge of the map and a prominent Lookout Tower standing on a high point. Numerous small country churches, including Fairlawn Ch and Liberty Ch, dot the landscape, suggesting a pattern of dispersed rural communities defined by ridge-and-hollow topography. The map also captures the transition from the high plateau of Carroll County down into the Piedmont foothills of North Carolina.