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1960 Map of Moundsville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Moundsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Ohio River corridor serves as the industrial and civic spine of this 1960s-era study, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks parallel the water through dense riverfront settlements. In Moundsville, the concentration of institutional landmarks is particularly dense, featuring the State Penitentiary and the Grave Creek Indian Mound Museum situated near the Court House. The surrounding landscape is defined by its social and correctional infrastructure, including the Prison Farms, the Prison Cemetery, and Camp Fairchance.

Away from the industrial riverbank at The Narrows, the terrain rises into a series of named ridges such as Waymans Ridge and Blairs Ridge. These uplands are dotted with rural social centers like the Oak Grove Ch and District Sch, illustrating a classic Appalachian pattern of ridge-top settlement and valley-floor industry. Smaller communities like McMechen and Glendale maintain tight footprints between the steep hillsides and the river's edge.