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1961 Map of Mount Clare

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mount Clare
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the winding topography of Harrison County, connecting the industrial activities of Mount Clare and Lost Creek during the early 1960s. The landscape is heavily marked by the region's extraction history, with numerous Strip Mines and Strip Mine operations carved into the hillsides above West Fork River. This survey captures a rural Appalachian transition where established farming communities coexist with expanding industrial sites.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial grounds, including the Stonewall Park Cemetery, Interstate Adkinson Cem, and the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Local landmarks such as the Covered Bridge near Romines Mills and the Drive-in Theater by Craigmoor illustrate the social fabric of the era. From the suburban edges of Stonewood to the small village of Rockford, the map documents a network of country churches like Horeb Ch and Hopewell Ch that anchored these West Virginia hollows.