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1968 Map of Montross

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Montross
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The town of Montross serves as a central hub on this Virginia coastal plain landscape, where the local economy and geography are defined by a complex network of swamps and millponds. To the north and west, Chandlers Millpond and Kenna Swamp feed into the broader drainage system, while the community at Zacata sits near the headwaters of Peirce Creek. The presence of educational institutions like Washington and Lee High Sch and Johnson High Sch highlights the mid-century social infrastructure of the Northern Neck region.

Further south, the landscape shifts toward the water at Menokin Bay and Menokin Landing, while smaller settlements such as Havelock, Tallent Town, and Newland are connected by rural routes passing several landmarks including Lebanon Ch and Galilee Ch. This era shows a transition in land use, evidenced by the Industrial Waste Ponds and various Gravel Pits scattered near the Westmoreland Co Richmond Co boundary.