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1960 Map of Lake Lynn

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lake Lynn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Cheat River dominates this 1960 landscape, widening into Lake Lynn behind the dam near the Pennsylvania and West Virginia border. The terrain is defined by the steep elevation changes of Chestnut Ridge and Georges Ridge, where extensive Strip Mines and several quarries mark the industrial activity of the mid-century era. This map documents a period when local infrastructure was heavily influenced by both resource extraction and the developing park system, as evidenced by the proximity of industrial sites to Coopers Rock State Forest.

Researchers will find a dense network of early rural social centers, including Cheat Neck Ch, Fletcher Chapel, and Mt Pleasant Sch. Along the riverbanks, recreational and residential pockets like Sunset Beach and Mont Chateau State Park sit near historic landmarks such as the Clay Furnace, illustrating the transition from a nineteenth-century iron-and-coal economy to modern conservation and lakeside living.