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1968 Map of Stratford Hall

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Stratford Hall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Stratford Hall and the high bluffs of the Nomini Cliffs dominate this 1973 photodata revision of the Westmoreland shoreline. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the Potomac River to the inland plateaus, where Westmoreland State Park preserves the natural character of the Horsehead Cliffs. Inland, a network of narrow drainages including Black Swamp and Kenna Swamp carve through the agricultural and wooded terrain, connecting small rural centers like Lerty, Chantilly, and Chisford.

Maritime activity is concentrated across the river and sound at Coltons Point and St Catherine Island, while the Virginia shore remains characterized by prominent hills like Kentucky Hill and Mt Airy. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of early industry and community life, such as Stratford Mill and Providence Ch. The detailed bathymetry added in the early 1980s provides a rare look at the underwater topography of Currioman Bay and the Dukeharts Channel.