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1966 Map of Occoquan

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Occoquan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Fairfax Co Prince William Co line follows the winding course of the Occoquan River, which is widened here by the Occoquan Dam to form the expansive Occoquan Reservoir. This 1966 survey, with 1971 purple-tinted updates, reveals the rapid suburbanization of Northern Virginia, particularly in the sprawling residential developments of Dale City and Marumsco Village. These growing neighborhoods contrast with the older, established core of Occoquan, where industrial features like Quarries and a Filtration Plant sit near the riverbank.

Transportation corridors dominate the landscape, from the Southern railroad tracks to the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line running parallel to the Jefferson Davis Highway. Local history is preserved in sites such as Pohick Chapel and the State Prison Camp No 6, while the small Woodbridge Airport serves the community before the area's further modernization. The map captures a moment of transition where wooded ridges like Hampton Ridge began giving way to the schools and shopping centers required by a burgeoning population.