1914 Map of Big Bend

About this map

Hinton serves as the central hub of this West Virginia landscape, situated at the confluence of the New River and the Greenbrier River. The industrial and transport importance of the era is evident through the path of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and the significant engineering of the Big Bend Tunnel near Talcott. The map documents a rural infrastructure heavily dependent on river crossings and small local schools, such as the Haines Ferry and the Packs Ferry river access points. Genealogists will find a wealth of named local schools like True School, Falling Rock School, and Madam Creek School dotting the ridges and hollows. Mineral spring resorts like Red Sulphur Springs and Bargers Springs reflect the region's historical role in late 19th-century leisure and wellness tourism before modern developments altered these traditional mountain communities.