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1924 Map of Cass

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Cass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The Greenbrier River carves a deep valley through the Allegheny Mountains in this early 1920s survey, dictating the development of Pocahontas County's timber and rail networks. The town of Cass serves as a primary hub, where the Lumber RR and Chesapeake & Ohio RR facilitate the transport of raw materials from the heavily forested ridges. Small agricultural and industrial settlements like Wanless and Arbovale dot the landscape, supported by a dense network of country schools such as Oak Hill School and Buffalo Ridge School.

Surveyors E.I. Ireland and R.T. Evans documented the region just as the Monongahela National Forest was being consolidated. The map reveals the intricate topographic detail of family-named heights like Michael Mountain and Thomas Mountain. Religious life is well-preserved through labels for McLaughlin Church, Wesley Chapel, and Mt Vernon Church, providing a spatial record of the communities scattered between the river and the high boundary of Top of Allegheny at the Virginia state line.