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1961 Map of Gore

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Gore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The hills and hollows of Perry and Hocking counties show a landscape defined by industry and early land divisions in the early 1960s. This survey area is bisected by the Congress Lands Ohio Company Purchase boundary, a legacy of the early Northwest Territory land distribution. Coal and clay extraction are prominent throughout the terrain, evidenced by numerous Strip Mines and the iron-working history marked by Bessie Furnace near Oreville.

Rural life centers on family-named settlements and religious landmarks like Webb Chapel and Fellowship Ch. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad follows the winding path of Monday Creek, connecting small rail stations such as Sand Run Junction and Monday Creek Junction. These rail corridors served the extractive industries within the Wayne National Forest, linking the region's natural resources to broader industrial markets while bypassing older hilltop settlements like Maxville and Old Gore.