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1966 Map of Glace

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Glace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Greenbrier State Forest and the George Washington National Forest dominate this mid-1960s landscape, where the ridge-and-valley terrain of the West Virginia-Virginia border creates a series of isolated hollows and mountain settlements. Small communities like Glace and Pedro are connected by narrow roads following drainage patterns through the Brushy Mountain and Middle Mountain ranges. The presence of several country houses of worship, including Hylton Ch near Second Creek and Antioch Ch on the eastern slopes, suggests a scattered but established rural population during this era.

Water resources define the geography, with Moncove Lake in the south and the prominent Big Spring near Pedro. Geologic features such as Grindstone Ridge and Fletcher Knob are mapped alongside mid-century infrastructure like a radio tower on Kates Mountain and multiple lookout towers. The survey records the intersection of Greenbrier and Monroe counties, providing a detailed look at property and political boundaries before late 20th-century developments.