Harrisville serves as the focal point of this 2010 Ritchie County landscape, situated at the confluence of the North Fork Hughes River and Back Run. The town's civic fabric is illustrated by numerous historical burial grounds, including the Masonic Cemetery and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, alongside several outlying family-named sites like the Moyers Cemetery and Morris Cemetery. To the west, the protected lands of N Bend State Park border the winding river, which is punctuated by civil engineering features such as the Harrisville City Reservoir Dam. Small rural centers and crossroads settlements like Hannahdale, Cornwallis, and Washburn are connected by a network of local routes including Pullman Rd and Rock Camp Rd. The topography is defined by prominent ridges like Victory Ridge and Hulderman Ridge, which dictated the early settlement patterns and road placements throughout this part of West Virginia.
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1905 · West Union
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Saint Marys
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · St Marys
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · West Union
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500