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1922 Map of Durbin

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Durbin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Durbin and the headwaters of the Greenbrier River serve as central points in this early 1920s survey of the high mountain reaches in the Monongahela National Forest. The landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of Back Allegheny Mountain and Shavers Mountain, where timber and transit intersect. The Western Maryland RR and the Ohio River and Chesapeake Railway meet at Durbin, underscoring the town's role as a vital rail junction for the regional lumber economy.

Along the historical Staunton and Parkersburg Pike, isolated settlements like Cheat Bridge and Bartow provided essential stops for travelers crossing the Allegheny divide. The map is particularly rich in rural educational history, identifying numerous small schools such as Rosenkrantz School, Hoover School, and Chevy Grove School, which reflect the distributed nature of mountain communities before modern consolidation.