
The Fort A P Hill Military Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this survey, marking a significant military presence in the rural landscape of Caroline and Essex Counties. This mid-century view captures a network of small, scattered settlements defined by local intersections and forks, such as Hickory Fork, Liberty Fork, and Jacks Fork. To the north, Goldmans Corner and Martins Corner provide evidence of family-named crossroads common to this region's development. The geography is intricately carved by water, with Beverly Run and Mashbor Run feeding into White Lake, while the eastern portion of the sheet is shaped by Portobago Run and Mason Swamp. Genealogists will find interest in the documented locations of Ebenezer Ch and Mt Zion Ch, as well as several marked Cemeteries that anchor these small communities to the land before further modernization of the interior road networks.
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4 editions found
1889 · Fredericksburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Fredericksburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Fredericksburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Doswell
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Aylett
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Aylett
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Bowling Green
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1942 · Upper Zion
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1942 · Occupacia
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1942 · Rollins Fork
USGS Topo · 1:31,680