1960 Map of Cadiz

About this map

Cadiz serves as the focal point of this Harrison County landscape, where the intensive footprint of the region's coal industry is visible through numerous strip mines and industrial sites like Nelms Mine No 2 and Nelms Mine No 1. The map reveals a complex transportation network that defined mid-century eastern Ohio, featuring the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, and St Louis and Chicago railroads. These lines connect smaller settlements and junctions such as Hopedale, Jewett, and Pittsburgh Junction. Local heritage is anchored by landmarks like the Childrens Home and several rural congregations, including Bethel Ch and Center Unity Ch. The terrain is deeply marked by the extractive economy of the era, showing the extensive tipple operations and the Rexford Tunnel required to move resources across the undulating ridges and creek valleys.