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2013 Map of Garrison

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Garrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Ohio River frontage defines the northern border of this Lewis County landscape, where river commerce is evidenced by Morrisons Landing, Elliots Landing, and McCormack Landing. The settlement of Garrison serves as a local hub near the mouth of Kinniconick Cr, while the namesake settlement of Tannery sits further south along the same creek system. This topography is characterized by a dense network of hollows, many bearing family names that provide significant leads for local genealogists, including John Howard Hollow, Sherman Hollow, and Maynard Hollow.

High points like Round Top and Lost Hill rise above the winding watercourses of Bevins Cr and Montgomery Cr. The map preserves the locations of numerous small burial grounds, such as McGinnis Cem in Graveyard Hollow and Brightman Cem, which are often the last remaining physical markers of early upland farmsteads. The transition from the river valley to the interior hollows like Peach Orchard Hollow illustrates the historic reliance on both the river and the creek-side bottomlands.