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1944 Map of Morrison

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Morrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Hilton Village and North Newport News anchor this 1944 military survey, revealing a landscape defined by World War II-era mobilization and historic Tidewater geography. The map shows significant military footprints at Camp Patrick Henry, Camp Morrison, and Camp Hill, alongside established communities like Denbigh and Poquoson. A notable site for historians is the Big Bethel Battlefield, situated near the Big Bethel Reservoir and a landmark known as the Broken Bridge.

The presence of planned housing areas like Aberdeen Garden and Copeland Park highlights the rapid expansion of the Peninsula during the war years. Transportation is dominated by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and arterial routes like the Pocahontas Trail and Yorktown Road. Coastal features along the James River and Back River include the Mariners Museum and its surrounding Mariners Museum Park, offering a detailed view of the region's cultural and maritime identity at mid-century.