Plat of 250 acres in Warwick County, VA, 1917

Item

Identifier: 1917-4

250 Acres in Warwick County

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection of maps covers the geographic areas of Newport News, Hampton, York County, and James City County. A vast majority of the maps cover areas within Newport News, Virginia. The maps were created by the Old Dominion Land Company for the purpose of building a railroad from Richmond, Virginia to the Hampton Roads waterway. Most of the maps date from the 1890s - 1920s.

Dates

Creation: 1917

Full Extent

From the Collection: 16 Linear Feet (Drawer 1: Briarfield/Newmarket Drawer 2: Buildings & James River Bridge Drawer 3: Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Drawer 4: Casino & Hotel Warwick Drawer 5: City Planning Drawer 6: Downtown Drawer 7: Hampton Drawer 8: Huntington Heights (1) Drawer 9: Huntington Heights (2) Drawer 10: Lee Hall & Denbigh Drawer 11: Lower Peninsula Drawer 11: Military Camps Drawer 12: Miscellaneous Drawer 13: Newport News Drawer 14: Newport News Point Drawer 15: Southeast Community & East End Drawer 16: Upper Peninsula Drawer 17: Waterfront & Ways) : Flat file drawers

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Leased by Old Dominion Land Co., to S.C. Vestal, Major Q.M. Corps, U.S.A. on behalf of U. S. of America. Shows south of 57th St. to abattoir tract; James River to east of C&O RY; McLean tract; Briarfield and Scones Dam Roads; Back of map shows “Property lines of Camp Hill”.