1901 Map of Kanawha Falls

About this map

The Kanawha River and Gauley River junction serves as the industrial heart of this 1895 survey, published at the turn of the century. The landscape is defined by the critical transportation corridor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which follows the riverbank through coal-country settlements like Montgomery and Powellton. The presence of Lock 2 and Lock 3 near Cedargrove indicates the importance of river navigation for moving resources out of the mountains.