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1989 Map of Washington

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Potomac River serves as the central artery of this regional study, dividing the burgeoning suburbs of Virginia and Maryland as they appeared in the late 1980s. This survey illustrates the dense urban corridor from Washington and Alexandria down through the Northern Neck, where historical sites like Mount Vernon and Stratford Hall sit alongside major military installations such as Quantico Marine Corps Base and the Dahlgren Naval Surface Weapons Center.

To the west, the landscape rises toward the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah National Park, while the eastern portion of the map is dominated by the intricate shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay. Notable transportation networks, including the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR and the Amtrak line, underscore the region's role as a transit hub. The inclusion of bathymetric data provides a rare look at the underwater topography of the bay and its tributaries, from Tangier Sound to the Choptank River.