1977 Map of Fork Mountain

About this map

Monongahela National Forest dominates this topographic view of the Greenbrier highlands, where the North Fork Cherry River and South Fork Cherry River converge. The landscape is defined by the extraction economy of the 1970s, evidenced by a series of Strip Mine operations carved into the ridges above Falling Spring. These industrial scars contrast with the recreation-focused Summit Lake and the North Bend Roadside Park along the river's edge. Local genealogy and land-use history are anchored by family-named landmarks like Manning Knob and Bearwallow Knob, along with a small Cem tucked near the Williamsburg boundary. The map provides a clear record of the area's timber and coal-driven topography before later reclamation efforts changed the profile of the surrounding benches like Sugartree Bench.