1944 Map of Storck

About this map

Hartwood Church and the nearby Hartwood settlement serve as central landmarks in this rural landscape of Stafford County, surveyed during the height of the Second World War. The map reveals a community defined by crossroads and small gatherings of rural infrastructure, such as the Mt Olive School and the merchant node at Dodds Store. The terrain is deeply dissected by a network of waterways including Aquia Run, Potomac Run, and Long Branch, which dictated the winding paths of secondary roads like those connecting Roseville and Beach. Numerous small congregations are documented here, from Rock Hill Church in the north to Potomac Chapel and Grace Church. Of particular interest to surveyors and historians are the specific geodetic markers, such as USC&GS Hemp 1942 and USC&GS Roseville 1942, which anchored the technical accuracy of this Corps of Engineers production.