looking for a map

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The N&W employee timetables from the 1970s (for example) include a 
simple map of nothing but the railroad for the division covered by the 
timetable.

Gordon Hamilton

On 9/7/2021 10:38 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
> Thanks for writing, Bruce.
>
> I’m looking for a map that’s “clean”…the VDOT county maps have too may 
> lines on them to work in a video where the viewer has a limited time 
> digest the map. I’ve used VDOT county maps before, but spent too much 
> time erasing confusing roads. Likewise, the USGS maps are packed with 
> data. I wish I had a sample of the type of map I’m looking for to show 
> here. The map should show the railroad. I thought the N&W archives 
> might have something railroad oriented. I will highlight locations on 
> the map that correspond the the video locations.
>
> Ross Hunter
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>> On Sep 7, 2021, at 10:21 AM, NW Mailing List 
>> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 9:39 AM Ross wrote:
>>
>>     I am re-editing a video I shot of 1218 in April, 1987. I’d like
>>     to include a map to better orient folks not familiar with
>>     Southwest Virginia geography.
>>
>>     Can you point me to a public domain map that includes, at
>>     minimum, the area from Lafayette (west of Salem), VA to Glen Lyn, VA?
>>
>>
>> Not sure what type of map you are looking for, but you can get county 
>> maps from VDOT at https://www.virginiadot.org/travel/county_maps.asp 
>> <https://www.virginiadot.org/travel/county_maps.asp> They are in PDF 
>> format. You can download PDF topo maps from 
>> https://store.usgs.gov/map-locator 
>> <https://store.usgs.gov/map-locator> You can also get historical topo 
>> maps from the US Geological Survey at 
>> https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/topoexplorer/index.html 
>> <https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/topoexplorer/index.html>
>>
>> Bruce in Blacksburg
>>
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