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1910 Map of Fayetteville

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Fayetteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Gauley River and New River converge in a dramatic display of industrial and geological forces at the turn of the century. This 1908 survey illustrates the critical transportation corridor of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as it winds along the riverbank through narrow passages like the Blue Hole Tunnel. Notable riverside settlements such as Nuttallburg, Fayette, and Kaymoor are mapped during a period of intense coal and timber extraction, while the landmark Kanawha Falls near Glen Ferris marks a significant hydraulic transition in the landscape.

Upland from the deep river gorges, the topography rises toward Gauley Mountain and Cotton Hill. Communities like Ansted and Mountain Cove provide a look at the residential patterns above the industrial river valleys. Genealogists can trace early twentieth-century locations such as Old Gauley, Bachman, and Jodie, along with the complex network of mountain branches including Twenty mile Creek and Wolf Creek.