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1908 Map of Glenwood

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Glenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The Ohio River defines the central axis of this West Virginia and Ohio borderland, where the Baltimore And Ohio Rr runs parallel to the eastern bank. Riverside settlements such as Apple Grove and Mercers Bottom are concentrated along the alluvial flats, while the interior of Mason County is dominated by the complex drainage of Sixteenmile Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, and Guyan Creek. Small crossroads like Glenwood and Ashton serve as community hubs during this early 20th-century era, supported by local institutions including Beulah Ch and Siloam Sch.

Across the river in Gallia County, Ohio, the landscape rises into the ridges of Union Ridge, dotted with family-scale landmarks like Bushs Mill and Chambersburg Eureka PO. The map provides a look at the rural infrastructure of the day, from the remote Albatross settlement to the Mount Olive heights, illustrating a period when river and rail were the primary connectors for these Appalachian communities.