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1957 Map of Huntington

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Ohio River valley serves as the central artery for this 1957 Army Map Service compilation, anchoring a industrial and transportation corridor through West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Industrial hubs like Huntington and Ashland are shown at a peak moment of rail-and-river connectivity, where the Chesapeake and Ohio RR and Norfolk and Western RR parallel the water. The map traces the confluence of the Big Sandy River and the Scioto River, marking the boundaries between these three states.

Beyond the riverfront cities, the terrain of the Kanawha Plateau is defined by extensive public lands, including the Wayne National Forest and Shawnee State Forest. Small agricultural and timber settlements like Peebles and West Union dot the landscape away from the valley. Significant ridges such as Pleasant Ridge and Bracken Ridge provide a clear view of the land's dissection by countless creeks, illustrating the geography that shaped local commerce and settlement patterns in the mid-20th century.