1960 Map of Moundsville

About this map

Moundsville sits as a primary riverfront hub along the Ohio River, dominated by the presence of the State Penitentiary and the ancient Grave Creek Indian Mound Museum. This 1960s landscape reveals the heavy institutional and industrial footprint of the era, from the Prison Farms and Camp Fairchance south of town to the rail lines of the Baltimore and Ohio RR hugging the riverbank. The terrain rises sharply away from the water into a series of prominent ridges, including Waymans Ridge and Blairs Ridge, where rural life is marked by several country churches like Oak Grove Ch and Allen Grove Ch.