1958 Map of Alum Creek

About this map

The Coal River winds through a landscape of steep hollows and narrow ridges in this mid-century survey of the West Virginia hill country. Near the northern border, the industrial presence of Saint Albans and South Charleston meets the Kanawha River, while the southern reaches of the map track the river’s serpentine path toward Sproul. A network of rural schools and small churches, such as Andrews Heights Sch and Browns Chapel, serves the scattered communities that grew along the riverbanks and rail lines.