1969 Map of Fayetteville

About this map

The New River gorge dominates this 1969 landscape, carving a deep path through the coal-rich plateaus of Fayette County. Along its steep banks, the infrastructure of the region's industrial backbone is clearly visible, with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad following the water’s edge to serve coal-loading sites like Kaymoor No 1 and Nuttall Station. The map illustrates the vertical nature of life in the gorge, where tramways, conveyors, and tipples connected mines on the canyon walls to the transport lines below.