1946 Map of Ewing

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The rugged divide of the Kentucky Virginia border dominates this 1946 survey, where the massive ridgelines of Little Black Mountain and Brush Mountain converge toward the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The landscape is a study in extraction and transit, evidenced by numerous inclines descending from the heights toward the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks in the coal-mining community of Alva. To the south, Poor Valley and Poor Valley Ridge provide a more settled agricultural contrast, anchored by the town of Ewing. This valley floor is rich with genealogical data, featuring numerous family burial grounds such as Ball Cem, Kingaid Cem, and Richmond Cem, alongside country congregations like Mt Carmel Ch and Ingles Chapel. The historic transit corridor is further marked by the Daniel Boone Trail, which skirts the base of the White Rocks escarpment.