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1896 Map of Buckhannon

Name: 1896 Topographic Map of Buckhannon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Buckhannon serves as the focal point for this survey of the Allegheny Highlands, conducted at the end of the 19th century as logging and rail lines began to penetrate deep into the mountain ridges. The geography is defined by high elevations like Turkey Bone Mtn. and Point Mountain, which partitioned early settlements along the winding forks of the Buckhannon Run and the West Fork Monongahela River.

Remote communities such as the Swiss settlement of Helvetia and the village of Hacker Valley are mapped alongside crucial early infrastructure, including the West Virginia and Pittsburg R.R. and the Alexander and Rich Mountain R.R.. For researchers, the inclusion of specific rural landmarks like Goshen Church, the Site of Mill near Alexander, and the curious name of Pumpkintown provides a detailed view of the cultural landscape before modern development altered the region's character.