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1902 Map of Guyandot

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Guyandot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Huntington and Central City anchor the south bank of the Ohio River in this detailed turn-of-the-century portrait of the West Virginia-Ohio border. The landscape is defined by the convergence of major waterways and rail lines, including the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. and the Chesapeake and Ohio R. R., which facilitated the region's industrial growth. To the east, the winding Guyandot River flows past the settlement of Barbousville and the community of Guyandot, which sits at the confluence.

Rural hinterlands in Wayne Co and Cabell Co reveal a dense network of creek-side hamlets such as Lavalette, Dickson, and Shoals along Twelvepole Creek. Across the river in Ohio, small riverfront towns like Proctorville and Labelle face the larger West Virginia centers. This survey documents the complex topography of the dissected plateau before modern infrastructure smoothed the transitions between the river valleys and the upland ridges.