1999 Map of Bancroft

About this map

The Kanawha River serves as the industrial and social backbone of this region, bordering the riverside communities of Hometown, Plymouth, Bancroft, and Black Betsey. This 1999 photo-inspection documents the dense network of ridges and hollows that define the interior, where small settlements like Confidence and Paradise sit along winding routes such as Grandview Road. The landscape transitions from the river-front industry and residential clusters to the expansive Amherst Plymouth State Wildlife Management Area, which preserves a large tract of the local terrain.