2013 Map of Alleghany

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Sweet Springs and the surrounding valley define this borderland where Virginia and West Virginia meet. This 2013 survey documents a landscape historically centered on its medicinal waters, featuring Old Sweet Springs and the nearby Rowan Memorial Home Spring. To the north, the small settlement of Sweet Chalybeate sits near Sweet Chalybeate Springs, reflecting the era's reliance on these mineral sites. The terrain is marked by prominent ridges like Sweet Springs Mountain and Snake Run Ridge, which forced transportation routes through gaps like the Lewis Tunnel near Alleghany. Other small clusters such as Earlehurst, Crows, and Hematite are connected by winding roads that follow the contours of Dunlap Creek and Potts Creek, illustrating a classic Appalachian pattern of hollow-and-ridge settlement.