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1961 Map of Jacksonville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Jacksonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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Sunday Creek carves a deep industrial and agricultural valley through this portion of Athens County, anchoring a string of coal-era settlements including Glouster, Trimble, and Jacksonville. In the early 1960s, the landscape was a complex mosaic of extraction and community, where active Strip Mines and a Tipple operated alongside quiet landmarks like Queen of Heaven Ch and the Millfield Hilltop Cem. The transportation network is dominated by the New York Central and Chesapeake And Ohio railroads, which followed the watercourses to service the local mines and towns.

Evidence of rural life and early education persists in the upland ridges, with the Township High Sch and numerous country churches like Taylor Ridge Ch serving the dispersed population. This period shows the region transitioning, as portions of the terrain are dedicated to conservation within the Wayne National Forest and Strouds Run State Park, even as the telltale lines of a Pipeline and lingering Tailings Run mark the enduring presence of the mining industry.