1960 Map of Littleton

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Fish Creek carves a winding path through this corner of Wetzel County, shaping a landscape defined by deep runs and prominent ridgelines like Rocky Ridge and Kirk Ridge. The 1960 field check reveals a region heavily marked by the energy industry, with hundreds of gas and oil wells dotting the hillsides from Amos down to Uniontown. The Baltimore and Ohio RR follows the creek's curve through the valley, serving the town of Littleton and smaller stations like Denver Heights. This era shows a distributed rural community anchored by numerous country churches, including Meadowdale Ch, Morris Run Ch, and the high-elevation Robinson Ridge Ch. Genealogists will find many family-named landmarks and cemeteries, such as Mount Zion Cem and Strosnider Hill, which preserve the names of the families who settled these narrow valleys and ridges before the mid-century industrial footprint expanded.