1962 Map of Bramwell

About this map

The Norfolk and Western railway corridor defines the industrial and social development of this border region between West Virginia and Virginia. In the early 1960s, the landscape is heavily influenced by coal extraction, with numerous Strip Mines and tipples scattered across the northern ridges near Maybeury and Coaldale. The town of Bramwell sits prominently at a bend in the Bluestone River, serving as a hub for the surrounding company towns and smaller settlements like Simmons and Freeman.