1926 Map of Littleton

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The Baltimore and Ohio RR cuts through the northeast corner of this 1920s landscape, serving the community of Littleton. This territory at the junction of Marshall and Wetzel counties is defined by a dense network of ridges and runs, where small rural schools and churches anchored a dispersed agricultural society. Significant clusters of habitation appear along the banks of Fishing Creek, where towns like Jacksonburg, Pine Grove, and Hastings sit between the rising slopes of Victory Ridge and Howard Ridge. Small, family-named landmarks such as Higgins Chapel and Allen Chapel are scattered throughout the hills, while numerous one-room schoolhouses like Greenfield School and Antioch School illustrate the localized nature of early 20th-century education. The geography of the region is traced through its intricate waterways, from the North Fork to Little Fishing Creek, which dictated the placement of early settlements like Wileyville and Allister.