1922 Map of Cass

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Monongahela National Forest dominates this landscape in the early 1920s, showing the high-elevation terrain of Pocahontas County before modern highway development. The Chesapeake & Ohio RR follows the bends of the Greenbrier River, serving the timber-focused settlement of Cass and smaller rail stops like Stony Bottom and Sitlington. The map reveals a dense network of mountain communities supported by numerous rural schools and churches, such as the Buffalo Ridge School and Hevener Church. In the southern reaches, the timber industry and agricultural pockets are evident near Dilleys Mill and Clover Lick. The survey detail captures the complex topography of the Allegheny Mountains, including peaks like Bald Knob and Thorny Flat, illustrating how the rail-and-river geography dictated the placement of every village and upland homestead during this era of intensive logging.