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1949 Map of Saluda

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Saluda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Saluda serves as the focal point of this Tidewater landscape, situated between the tidal reaches of the Rappahannock River and the Piankatank River. In the late 1940s, the region was defined by a network of small agricultural and maritime settlements such as Stormont, Harcum, and Locust Hill. The map reveals a community deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the Middlesex Co Training School, Saluda High School, and historic religious sites like the Christ Church (PO) and Immanuel Church.

Economic life is traced through features like the Burhans Wharf on the Rappahannock and a small Air Field near the Gloucester County line. The complex hydrology of the Middle Peninsula is on display, where the Dragon Swamp and Courthouse Swamp create a natural boundary between Middlesex and Gloucester counties. Transportation is anchored by the George Washington Memorial Highway and the Tidewater Trail, which connected these rural communities before the expansion of modern infrastructure.