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1960 Map of Huntington

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Ohio River valley serves as the industrial and transportation corridor connecting major river towns during the late 1950s. Urban centers like Huntington, Ashland, and Portsmouth anchor a landscape defined by significant heavy rail networks, including the Chesapeake and Ohio RR and the Norfolk and Western Ry. This regional view captures the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia at a time when river-borne commerce and coal transport were the primary economic drivers.

Dense woodland reaches across the Kentucky Plateau and into the Appalachian Mountains, preserved within large tracts like Shawnee State Forest and the Wayne National Forest. While the river valleys are highly developed with settlements such as Ironton and Point Pleasant, the surrounding ridges like Coleman Ridge and Cherry Ridge maintain their rural character, punctuated by smaller communities like Flemingsburg and West Union.