1960 Map of Cadiz

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Industrial extraction and railroad logistics define this portion of Harrison County during the early 1960s. Cadiz and Hopedale serve as the primary population centers, connected by a dense web of competing rail lines including the Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads. The landscape is heavily marked by extensive strip mines and significant underground operations such as Nelms Mine No 1 and Nelms Mine No 2, reflecting the area's intense coal production. Evidence of an older agricultural and social fabric remains visible in scattered landmarks like Bethel Ch. and several family or community burying grounds, including Mattern Cem and Blue Ridge Cem. Between the ridges and valley floors, the infrastructure of the Pittsburgh And West Virginia line passes through the Rexford Tunnel, while smaller junctions like Folks Siding and Miller Sta. mark the rural transit points of a bygone era of steam and diesel transport.