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2023 Map of Harrisville

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Harrisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Industrial water management and historic burying grounds define the landscape where Harrison and Belmont counties meet. The area’s coal mining legacy is etched into the terrain through extensive infrastructure like the Consolidation Coal Company Pond 0107 and the various reservoirs of the Georgetown Plant, including the Georgetown Plant Upper Supply Pond. These large-scale water features contrast with the numerous small family and community cemeteries, such as the Friends Meeting House Cem and West Grove Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the region's 19th-century settlement.

Inland communities like Shepherdstown and Harrisville are linked by a complex network of winding township roads that follow the ridges and valleys of Branson Ridge and Hagmar Ridge Road. The drainage patterns of the South Fork Short Creek and Wheeling Creek dictate the placement of older hamlets like Duncanwood and Robyville, reflecting a landscape deeply shaped by its mineral resources and early Quaker influences.