1957 Map of Barboursville

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The Guyandotte River snakes through the landscape, joining the Ohio River at a crucial bend just west of Barboursville. This mid-century survey illustrates the residential expansion at East Pea Ridge and West Pea Ridge as the region's transport network matured. The infrastructure of the era is prominent, featuring Lock No 27 on the Ohio and the sprawling State Hospital grounds. Local community life is anchored by numerous institutions, from the County Fairgrounds near Rome to a high density of rural houses of worship like Missionary Ch and Rome Chapel. The convergence of the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads underscores the importance of this river valley as a transportation corridor between Huntington and the interior coal and timber lands.