1964 Map of Spray

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The Smith River meanders through this mid-1960s borderland survey, anchoring a landscape defined by the state line between Virginia and North Carolina. The industrial and residential centers of Leaksville and Spray dominate the southeastern corner, where the Southern Railway terminates. Further north in Henry County, the Norfolk and Western Railway cuts through Ridgeway, passing the Drewry Mason High Sch. The map reveals a dense network of rural community landmarks, including Matrimony Ch and St Pauls Ch, alongside numerous family and church cemeteries like Overlook Cem. This period shows the transition of the region's economy, with a high concentration of schools and churches scattered among the drainage basins of Matrimony Creek and Burgess Creek.