1960 Map of Audra

About this map

Audra State Park and the deep winding canyons of the Middle Fork River define this corner of the Appalachian Plateau during the late 1950s. The landscape is a complex intersection of natural watercourses and industrial progress, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad follows the contours of the Tygart Valley to serve local extraction sites like the Strip Mines near Barker. Small rural communities and family-named landmarks are scattered throughout the hills, including Carrollton, Boulder (Rangoon PO), and Five Forks. The map provides significant genealogical value through its density of named local institutions, such as Mt Vernon Ch, Bethany Cem, and numerous one-room schoolhouses like Campbell Sch and Union Sch that anchored these mountain neighborhoods before further consolidation.