Lost River flows through the central valley of this Hardy County corridor, defining the geography between Big Ridge and the George Washington National Forest. The settlement patterns of Lost City and Mathias are closely tied to the path of WV-259, where the landscape transitions from agricultural bottomlands to the steep rises of Great North Mountain and Cove Mtn. The map reveals numerous family-named hollows and ridges, such as Shoemaker Hollow and Fouts Knob, which reflect the area's rural heritage.
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1891 · Romney
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Woodstock
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1920 · Moorefield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Orkney Springs
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1921 · Moorefield
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1922 · Moorefield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Wardensville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Orkney Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Edinburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Wardensville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500