1963 Map of Sutherland

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Lake Chesdin Appomattox River dominates the northern border of this Dinwiddie County landscape, where the reservoir's fingers reach into the surrounding drainage basins of Mity Run and Whipponock Creek. The 1960s and 70s saw this area as a junction of major transit, with the Norfolk and Western and Seaboard Coast Line railroads cutting through the countryside. Small agricultural and commuter settlements like Sutherland and Burgess are anchored by long-standing community centers such as Wesley Chapel, Rocky Branch Church, and the Midway School.