1958 Map of Lebanon

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Lebanon serves as the focal point of this Southwest Virginia landscape, situated south of the deeply winding Clinch River. The town's layout in the late 1950s includes an athletic field and the extensive Russell Memorial Cemetery, while the surrounding rural character is defined by a dense network of family cemeteries like Sykes Cem, Breeding Cem, and Kelly Cem. The terrain is dominated by parallel ridges including Copper Ridge and Clinch Mountain, with the Norfolk and Western railroad following the river valley through the northern reaches of the Jefferson National Forest. Notable landmarks such as Daughertys Cave and the Trail of the Lonesome Pine highway highlight the area's transition from early pioneer routes to mid-century rural development. Small, dispersed settlements like Pondtown, Artrip, and Slabtown provide evidence of the localized community structure that once thrived around the region's many creeks and hollows.