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1960 Map of Green Bank

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Green Bank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory defines this highland landscape near the village of Green Bank. The facility’s specialized infrastructure, including several telescopes, an Antenna, and the Observatory Reservation Boundary, is set against the backdrop of the Monongahela National Forest. Settlement is concentrated along the narrow valley floor of Deer Creek, where the communities of Arbovale and Boyer sit beneath the high ridges of Mountain and Allegheny Ridge.

Transport and industry patterns are visible via the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor following the Greenbrier River near Hosterman. Local civic life is anchored by landmarks such as Liberty Ch, Pine Grove Ch, and the High Sch. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage runs, including Buffalo Fork and Back Draft, which carve through the high elevations of Asbury Knob and Old House Knob.