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1939 Map of Waynesboro

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Waynesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Waynesboro serves as the industrial and transportation hub of this 1930s landscape, situated where the Norfolk and Western Railway intersects the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The map details a transition from the rolling valley floor, dotted with historic congregations like Old Stone Ch and Tinkling Spring Ch, to the steep rise of the George Washington National Forest. Engineering landmarks are prominent along the ridge, including the Greenwood Tunnel and Blue Ridge Tunnel providing passage through the mountains.

Social and educational life is anchored by institutions like the Augusta Military Academy at Fort Defiance and the District Home near Waynesboro. Large estates and clubs, such as the Swannanoa Club near Rockfish Gap, sit atop the crest overlooking the South River valley. This survey captures the region just as the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive began to reshape the crest of the Blue Ridge for modern travel.