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1965 Map of Cedar Grove

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Cedar Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Kanawha River serves as the industrial spine for these Kanawha County communities, where rail and resource extraction define the landscape. River towns such as East Bank, Cedar Grove, Glasgow, and Pratt are tightly packed between the water and the rising hills, connected by the Conrail and Chesapeake And Ohio railroads. The map documents an intensive carbon economy, with numerous strip mines and tipples situated along the hollows, including significant operations near Ward and Coalburg.

Away from the main river valley, settlements like Sharon, Miami, and Dawes follow the narrow corridor of Cabin Creek. Local history is preserved in small landmarks such as the Sharon-Dawes Consolidated School and several family or fraternal burial grounds like the IOOF Cemetery and Hensley Cemetery. Infrastructure of the era is evident in the presence of a drive-in theater near Hugheston and the Turnpike Tunnel in the south.