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1957 Map of Huntington

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Ohio River valley at the confluence of the Guyandotte River shows a dense urban and industrial network in the late 1950s. Huntington is the anchor of this landscape, its grid extending from West Huntington through the historic Guyandotte neighborhood. The presence of Marshall College and multiple hospitals, including Huntington State Hospital, signals the city's role as a regional hub for education and healthcare.

Infrastructure is dominated by the Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western railroads, which hug the riverbanks and facilitate the transit of coal and goods. While the West Virginia side is heavily developed, the Ohio side remains more rural with small settlements like Chesapeake and Proctorville tucked between the hills and the river. Numerous neighborhood institutions are visible, from Ritter Park to local schools like Douglass Sch and Lincoln Sch.