1973 Map of Toano

About this map

The York River borders the northeastern edge of this orthophotoquad, which emphasizes the rural and agricultural character of James City County during the early 1970s. Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, the imagery captures a patchwork of cleared farmland and dense woodlands. The visible landscape is dominated by the intersection of major transportation corridors and scattered farmsteads, revealing the transition from traditional agrarian land use to modern infrastructure. Unlike traditional line-drawn maps, this aerial perspective provides a literal view of the vegetation and land-clearing patterns along the coastal plain as they existed in April 1973.