1963 Map of Amherstdale

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.