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1960 Map of Century

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Century
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this industrial and rural landscape at the intersection of Barbour, Upshur, and Harrison counties. Heavy extraction activity is evident throughout the terrain, dominated by numerous strip mines, a conveyor system at Century No 2, and various oil wells dotting the hillsides near Hodgesville. These industrial features are juxtaposed with traditional Appalachian community centers, including Mt Zion Ch and the Sugar Grove Sch.

In the southern reaches, the Buckhannon River carves a sharp path at Miller's Bend, near the settlement of Kesling Mill. This 1960s-era topography, updated with late 1970s photogrammetric data, reveals the footprint of a region defined by its natural resources. From the tunnel near Pecks Run to the scattered hamlets of Charity and Volga, the map documents a geography where family-named landmarks and country churches like Reger Ch persist alongside the sprawling machinery of the coal and timber era.