1894 Map of Petersburg

About this map

Petersburg and its surrounding counties appear here just before the turn of the century, still bearing the distinct scars and landmarks of the Civil War. The city sits at the fall line of the Appomattox River, where the Battersea Canal and various mills like Crawford's Mill and Smith's Mill fueled the local economy. Beyond the urban grid of Blandford and Pocahontas, the map details a landscape heavily defined by its transit history, from the Jerusalem Plank Road and Stage Road to the convergence of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Norfolk and Western Railroad.