1951 Map of Friendship

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Shawnee State Forest dominates the hills above the Ohio River in this early 1950s survey of the border region between Ohio and Kentucky. The landscape is defined by its deep drainage networks, including Turkey Creek and Carey Run, where small settlements like Friendship and Sugar Grove sit at the mouths of hollows. Transportation is centered on the river corridor, where the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad runs along the southern bank through South Portsmouth and Firebrick.