1967 Map of Keystone

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Elkhorn Creek serves as the industrial and social spine of this McDowell County landscape, where the Norfolk and Western railway threads together a dense chain of coal-era settlements. In 1967, the valley floors are dominated by a continuous ribbon of community life and heavy industry, linking Keystone, Northfork, and Vivian to smaller enclaves like Landgraff and Eckman. The geography reflects the intense extraction of the era, with numerous Strip Mine operations and Mine Dump sites carved into the steep ridges of Shawnee Mtn and Indian Ridge.