1965 Map of Yorktown

About this map

Yorktown and its storied military landscape dominate this mid-century survey, showing a Peninsula shaped by centuries of conflict and rapid Cold War expansion. The map clearly identifies the Surrender Ground and various Battle Trenches within the Colonial National Historical Park, preserving the spatial history of the 1781 siege alongside modern developments. Strategic footprints are everywhere, from the U S Naval Weapons Station to the Fort Eustis Military Reservation, highlighting how the region's geography dictated its role in American defense. Between these federal tracts, small crossroads like Lackey and Lee Hall sit near the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad line. Civil life is marked by local landmarks such as Rising Sun Ch and the National Cem, while the industrial presence of a Sandpit and the growing residential blocks of Windsor Great Park illustrate the transition from a wartime landscape to a suburban corridor.