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1947 Map of New Castle

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Newcastle and the rugged corridors of the George Washington National Forest define this 1947 study of the Virginia-West Virginia borderlands. The landscape is characterized by the tight parallel ridges of Potts Mountain and Nutter Mountain, which channeled early settlement into narrow valleys. A history of resource extraction and health tourism is evident in the landscape, from the Fenwick Mine (Abandoned) in the east to the resort settlements of Sweet Springs and Virginia Mineral Springs in the west.

Transport networks like the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad trace the valley of Craig Creek, supporting small communities such as Marshalltown and Given. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several family-named chapels like Shoafs Chapel and Pannell Chapel, alongside the Iron Hill Cem and Snake Run Ch Cem. These sites, along with the Rolling Spring Sch, reflect the isolated social centers of the ridge-and-valley frontier.