1951 Map of Moneta

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Roanoke River winds through a landscape of deep ridges and steep valleys in this 1951 field-checked survey of the Piedmont region. The map documents a rural economy still shaped by its watercourses and early rail infrastructure, with the Virginian railroad cutting through the terrain via a tunnel near Goodview. This era precedes the full inundation of the Smith Mountain Lake area, showing the river in its natural, meandering channel before the landscape was radically altered by hydroelectric projects.