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1963 Map of Amherstdale

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Amherstdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Amherstdale and the surrounding coal-mining communities of the Triadelphia district are documented here during the early 1960s. The map captures an era when the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad snaked through the hollows of the Buffalo Mountain region, serving numerous industrial sites including strip mines and mine dumps at Slagle and Robinette. The landscape is a complex network of company towns and family-named landmarks, from the Mt Olive Ch in Fanco to the Ruffner Cem near Accoville.

Remote reaches like Tickle Britches Fork and Sovereign appear alongside vital infrastructure like the Compressor Station on Whites Trace Branch. This survey provides a spatial record of the local genealogy, preserving the locations of the White Oak Cem and Lowe Cem before later industrial expansion or reforestation. The presence of the Lookout Tower on Blair Mtn highlights the importance of forest monitoring in this heavily wooded terrain.