1924 Map of Belleville

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The Ohio River forms a dominant boundary in this mid-1920s topographical study, carving a deep valley through the dissected plateau of Wood County. Communities like Belleville, Hockingport, and Meldahl line the riverbanks, where the Baltimore and Ohio RR tracks follow the narrow terrace between the water and the rising hills. Inland, the landscape is defined by a dense network of local schools and churches that served small, creek-bottom agricultural settlements.