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1961 Map of Flushing

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Flushing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this landscape at the intersection of Belmont and Harrison Counties, serving the industrial heart of Eastern Ohio. Extensive Strip Mines dominate the topography between the villages of Holloway and Flushing, reflecting an era of intensive resource extraction that reshaped the hills and valleys. These mining operations are interspersed with remnants of earlier settlement patterns, such as Rankin Ch and Nottingham Ch, which stand as landmarks of rural community life before the expansion of large-scale industrial works.

Waterways like Brushy Fork and Crabapple Creek weave through the hilly terrain, though much of the land shows the characteristic purple-shaded revisions of the late 1970s, marking updated mining activity and infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal plant. This survey provides a clear look at a region in transition, where established towns like New Athens and family-named landmarks like Rock Hill Cem exist alongside the evolving footprint of the local coal industry and the Harrison County Landing Strip.