Walnut Hill Neighborhood Association
Petersburg, VA
Maps
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Detail, Map of the approaches to Petersburg and their defenses, 1863.
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Published by the US War Dept in 1895, in "Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865."
Courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
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In the lower-right quadrant of the map, "Wilcox" locates the dwelling on the Walnut Hill farm, owned by John Vaughn Wilcox at the time the map was produced.
Detail, Sheet No. 4, Portion of South-Eastern Virginia.
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This 1867 map provides another perspective on the Walnut Hill farm and environs.
GIS overlay, today's street map overlayed on the 1867 map above.
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This map shows where the dwelling on the Wilcox farm stood relative to today's streets.
Thanks to Petersburg Battlefields Foundation for the GIS overlay work.​
