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1968 Map of Huntington

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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The Ohio River serves as a massive industrial and transit corridor here, separating the dense urban grid of Huntington and West Huntington from the riverfront communities of Chesapeake and Proctorville in Ohio. The riverfront is a complex network of infrastructure, featuring extensive rail yards for the Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Large institutional campuses like Huntington State Hospital and St Marys Hospital anchor the city center, while Ritter Park and the Spring Hill Cemetery provide significant open spaces within the corporate boundaries.

To the north, the terrain shifts abruptly into the ridges of the Wayne National Forest, where a sparse pattern of Gas Wells and Oil Wells dots the hollows along Symmes Creek. Local life in these hills is marked by small landmarks such as Bethel Chapel and McKinley Chapel. The map reveals a mid-century city at its industrial height, with the Huntington Downtown Airport and the Dragstrip reflecting the era's focus on modern transportation and regional recreation.