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1944 Map of Nanjemoy

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Potomac River serves as the central artery for this mid-century wartime landscape, dividing the rural shores of Charles Co Maryland from King George Co Virginia. On the Maryland side, the land is marked by significant military and conservation tracts, including Doncaster State Forest and the Blossom Point Proving Ground on Taylor Neck. These government installations exist alongside long-standing community landmarks like St Ignatius Ch and several one-room schoolhouses such as Mt Hope Sch and Durham Sch.

South across the water, the Virginia shoreline transitions into the U S Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, supported by its own U S Naval Proving Ground Railroad. The interior of the county reveals a network of small settlements and post offices such as Edge Hill, Weedonville, and Grayton PO, connected by winding roads through Pumpkin Neck. The map provides a remarkable look at the region’s dual identity as both a quiet agricultural hinterland and a critical center for naval research and development during the 1940s.