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1934 Map of Waynesboro

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Waynesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Fort Defiance and the Augusta Military Acad anchor the northern landscape of this Virginia valley, where the Middle River and South River snake through a patchwork of farming communities and industrial junctions. The mid-1930s era is marked by a complex transport network, ranging from the early aviation footprint at Valley Landing Field to the heavy infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads.

A surge of religious and educational life is evident in the dense distribution of country landmarks, such as Old Stone Ch, Mt Horeb Ch, and Kennedy Sch. To the southeast, the terrain shifts abruptly toward the Blue Ridge, where the George Washington National Forest begins and the rail lines pierce the mountains through the Blue Ridge Tunnel and Greenwood Tunnel. The survey captures Waynesboro as a thriving hub of transit and industry, featuring institutions like Fairfax Hall and the Shenandoah Club.