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1904 Map of Cameron

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Cameron
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Moundsville sits at the western edge of this 1902 survey, where the Ohio River flows past the narrow valley corridor known as The Narrows. This early twentieth-century landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the B. and O. R. R., which winds through the steep topography of the Fork Ridge and Dry Ridge to connect industrial hubs. The surveyor W. N. Brown documented a dense network of upland settlements and rural junctions like Beelers Station, Limestone, and Pleasant Valley, many linked by the historic Waynesburg Pike.

Transitioning eastward toward the Pennsylvania border, the terrain becomes increasingly dissected by waterways such as Wheeling Creek and Fish Creek. Significant railway stops at Cameron and Rosbys Rock indicate the importance of these valley floors for transportation and commerce. The map also reveals the rural character of the panhandle before modern development, naming numerous remote hollows and family-named landmarks like Meighen and Adaline.