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1910 Map of Gassaway

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Gassaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Birch River winds through the heart of Braxton County, serving as the central geographic feature of this 1908 survey. The landscape is defined by its industrial lifelines, most notably the Coal and Coke Ry which follows the river's curves to reach the regional hub of Gassaway. Along these tracks and waterways, numerous small post offices and stops like Villa Nova Duck PO, Strange Creek, and Astor Siding mark the sites of early twentieth-century commerce and community life.

The terrain is a dense network of ridges and knobs, including family-named landmarks like Eli Taylor Knob and Wolfpen Knob. These heights overlook scattered settlements such as Frametown and Rosedale, which were connected by a web of creeks including Steer Creek and Little Otter Cr. The presence of a Mill near the mouth of Mill creek and post offices like Meadville Jennings PO reflect an era of localized trade before the modernization of the state's interior road systems.