1960 Map of Lake Lynn

About this map

Cheat River carves a deep, winding course through this borderland region between Pennsylvania and West Virginia as it appeared in the mid-1970s. This orthophoto provides a rare literal view of the landscape's transformation, showing the interplay between the dense forest and the distinct clearings of settlements like Gans and Pisgah. The aerial imagery reveals the footprint of local development and agriculture around Cheat Neck, where the terrain begins to transition from the river valley to the higher ridgelines. Because this is a photographic record rather than a line-drawn map, researchers can identify individual property boundaries, road alignments, and the specific density of vegetation along the riverbanks that traditional topographic symbols might generalize.