1910 Map of Holden

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The Guyandot River winds through this 1910 landscape, serving as the primary corridor for development and transport between the Logan Co Mingo Co border. While the river valley hosts established points like Chapmanville and Pecks Mill, the interior terrain is defined by an intricate network of deep hollows and named branches. This survey captures a pivotal moment for the coalfields as infrastructure began to expand toward Holden and Peach Creek. Remote settlements such as Mc Cloud, Whirlwind, and Halcyon appear tucked away in the steep drainages of Smokehouse Fork and Rockhouse Fork. The distribution of these places illustrates the early 20th-century reliance on natural drainage patterns for navigation and small-scale settlement before the widespread establishment of modern roads across the ridge lines.