1926 Map of Elizabeth

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The Little Kanawha River snakes through the heart of Wirt and Wood counties in this mid-1920s survey, defining the economic life of Elizabeth and its surrounding hill country. This era finds the region deeply connected by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which follows the river's path through stops like Kanawha Station and Davisville. The landscape is exceptionally dense with rural community infrastructure, featuring a vast network of neighborhood schools such as Rising Sun School, Mountain Flower School, and Muddy Cut School, reflecting the high population density of these hollows before the mid-century transition to larger consolidated districts.