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1969 Map of Beverly East

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Beverly East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Beverly and the winding Tygart Valley River anchor the western edge of this West Virginia landscape, where early industrial and religious life is clearly marked. The map documents a period of transition, showing the Western Maryland railroad tracking alongside the river while deep in the Monongahela National Forest, several rail junctions emerge. Local history is preserved in the location of Mt Vernon Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and various rural settlements like Hazelwood.

Elevations rise sharply to the east toward Cheat Mountain, separated from Middle Ridge by narrow hollows and creeks like Files Creek and Chenoweth Creek. The presence of the Western Maryland reaching through the wilderness to Elk River Junction and Greenbrier Junction highlights the importance of timber and coal transport in the late 1960s. Notable landmarks like the High Falls on Shavers Fork provide specific points of interest for those studying the rugged terrain of the Tygart Valley.