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1967 Map of Moneta SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Moneta SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Booker T Washington National Monument marks the northwest corner of this Piedmont landscape, preserving the birthplace of the famed educator amidst a terrain of deep creek valleys and rising reservoir waters. By the late 1960s, the formation of Smith Mountain Lake had fundamentally altered the confluence of the Roanoke River and Blackwater River, creating a complex shoreline that winds around former ridges like Standiford.

Rural life in Franklin County remains visible through a dense network of country churches and small educational sites, including Mt Ivy Churches and the Dudley Sch. The map records numerous family cemeteries and local landmarks such as Scruggs and Breezy Point before modern lakeside development further transformed the area. Long-standing community hubs like Union Hall Ch and Old Bethel Ch serve as vital markers for genealogists tracing the many families settled along Gills Creek and Beckys Creek.