1891 Map of Lewisburg
USGS Topo · Published 1891About this map
Lewisburg and the high ridges of Alleghany Mountain dominate this late-nineteenth-century survey of the Virginia and West Virginia borderlands. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which bores through the terrain via the Alleghany Tunnel, Lewis Tunnel, and Mud Tunnel. These engineering feats connected the mineral resources of the region, including the Stack Mines, to broader markets while supporting a network of early post offices and community hubs like Monroe Draft P.O. and Laurel Branch P.O..
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Editions of this 1891 Lewisburg Map
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Historical Maps of Lewisburg Through Time
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