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1902 Map of Clarksburg

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Clarksburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

Clarksburg anchors this 1901 survey of the north-central West Virginia coal and oil fields, just as the industrial landscape was rapidly maturing. The city is flanked by distinctive landmarks like Pinnickinnick Mt. and Duncan Hill, while a dense web of turnpikes and rail lines radiates into the surrounding hills. This era saw the expansion of the Baltimore and Ohio RR and the W. Va. Short Line, which serviced the growing mining and timber settlements along the Fairmont River.

Smaller hamlets and trade centers like Shinnston, Lumberport, and Enterprise are shown alongside more ephemeral points of interest such as Sturms Mill and Saltwell. The map documents a rugged terrain defined by deeply etched drainages like Tenmile Creek and Bingamon Creek, illustrating the complex relationship between the region's steep topography and its early 20th-century transportation network, including the Northwestern Turnpike and the Fairmont and Clarksburg Turnpike.