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1946 Map of Callaghan

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Callaghan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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Anthony Creek and Dunlap Creek define the drainage of this mountain landscape along the border of West Virginia and Virginia during the mid-1940s. The area is heavily wooded, split between the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington National Forest, with small mountain communities like Neola and Shryock following the narrow valley floors. Transportation is concentrated along the river gaps, where the Chesapeake and Ohio RR and U.S. 60 traverse the terrain near Callaghan.

Local life is anchored by institutions like Hokes Chapel, Whites Draft Sch, and the Whites Cem near Wileys Crossing. Evidence of the region's industrial and social character is found in features like the Stack Mine and the Boys Home near Covington. On the higher elevations, the Hopkins Fire Tower on Lick Mountain and the lookout on Brushy Mountain overlook a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges like Peters Mountain.