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1924 Map of Horton

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Horton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

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The Monongahela National Forest dominates this 1920s survey of the high Allegheny ridges, where timber and rail shaped the landscape. Major rail corridors like the Western Maryland RR and the Central West Virginia and Southern RR followed the winding paths of Shavers Fork and Dry Fork, serving industrial settlements such as Evenwood, Whitmer, and Horton. The presence of the Maryland and Western RR (Abandoned) by 1924 suggests a landscape already in transition as early timber resources were depleted.

Deep in the hollows and along high gaps like Collett Gap, a network of rural institutions supported isolated communities. Genealogists can locate family-named sites such as Haines Knob and Mylius School, or vanished locales like Little Italy and Kantzville. Scattered throughout are numerous educational landmarks including Chestnut Grove School and Johnson School, providing a detailed look at the social geography of Randolph and Tucker Counties before modern road networks bypassed these river-oriented settlements.