1969 Map of Petersburg

About this map

The city of Petersburg and the winding Appomattox River anchor this late-1960s survey, capturing a landscape deeply defined by its Civil War heritage and mid-century expansion. The map provides an intricate view of the Petersburg Nat Battlefield, documenting the spatial relationship between residential growth in neighborhoods like Walnut Hill and historic earthworks such as The Crater and Fort Lee. Beyond the urban core, the terrain transitions into the swampy bottomlands of Arthur Swamp and Reedy Branch, where the Poplar Grove National Cem and rural landmarks like St Johns Ch remain preserved among the encroaching suburbs. Significant institutional footprints are visible at the Central State Hospital and Virginia State University, while the rail corridors of the Norfolk and Western and Seaboard Coast Line continue to shape the regional industrial geography.