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1960 Map of Lake Lynn

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lake Lynn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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The Cheat River carves a deep valley through the northern Appalachian highlands, forming the extensive Cheat Lake reservoir along the border of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. This landscape is defined by the transition from industrial extraction to conservation, featuring the sprawling Coopers Rock State Forest and the riverside Mont Chateau State Park. Traces of the region's iron-making past remain at Clay Furnace along Clay Run, while the uplands of Chestnut Ridge are marked by numerous Strip Mines and quarries.

Settlement clusters like Cheat Neck and Tyrone are joined by a network of country churches including Oak Grove Ch and Zion Ch. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor follows the riverbanks, supporting a local economy that once relied on the Power Station at Lake Lynn. Modern recreation is evident at Sunset Beach and the Ski Slope near Harris Lake, showing the area's mid-century shift toward a park-oriented geography.