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1928 Map of Holden

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Holden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The Guyandot River winds through the northeastern portion of this Logan County terrain, anchoring a landscape defined by the intense confluence of coal mining and mountain topography. The Chesapeake and Ohio River RR follows the river's path, serving the shipping needs of riverside settlements like Chapmanville and Kitchen. Deep in the interior valleys, the rail infrastructure branches out into the hills, with lines reaching the Holden mining operations and Whitman Junction.

Social and educational life in these narrow hollows is evidenced by a dense network of local institutions. Named schools such as the Dave Dingess School, Pleasant Valley School, and Rocky Branch School are positioned near small family-named drainages like Vickers Fork and Caney Fork. The map also captures the Norfolk and Western RR traversing the southern portion of the quadrangle near Belo and Tekram Sta, illustrating the competitive rail expansion into the West Virginia coalfields during this era.