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1931 Map of Montgomery

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Montgomery
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

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The Kanawha River serves as the industrial spine of this West Virginia landscape, flanked by a dense network of competing railroads and mining towns during the interwar period. The presence of the Pure Oil Refinery near Cabin Creek Junction and the heavy rail traffic of the Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central lines underscore the region's role as a powerhouse of coal and chemical production.

Settlement patterns follow the narrow valley floors and creek forks, with tight clusters of housing at Cedar Grove, Glasgow, and Montgomery. Local educational life is anchored by facilities such as the Upper Witcher Sch and Cannelton Sch. Away from the main river, the topography is dissected by steep hollows like Moccasin Hollow and Garden Hollow, where smaller operations such as the Cherokee Sta and Hollygrove Sta connected the interior coal camps to the national market.