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1968 Map of Amonate

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Amonate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Amonate and the surrounding coal-country settlements of Faraday and Harman are defined by the intensive resource extraction marking the Appalachian landscape in the late 1960s. The geography is characterized by high ridges like Big Creek Ridge and Whitaker Ridge, where the complex network of the Norfolk and Western railway snakes through the valleys to serve numerous strip mines and mine dumps.

Evidence of the region's industrial infrastructure is visible in the numerous gas wells and pipelines crossing Indian Ridge, while the social fabric of the area is anchored by local landmarks such as Salem Church and small communities like Bandy and Dunford Village. The map captures a period of transition, highlighting a landscape where natural watercourses like Dry Fork and Indian Creek coexist with significant industrial modifications, including multiple railroad tunnels and extensive hillside mining operations.