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1958 Map of New Haven

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of New Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

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The Ohio River defines the western border of West Virginia in this late 1950s study, shaping a landscape of river-bend settlements and industrial infrastructure. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the river's curve, connecting established communities like New Haven and Hartford City to the Graham Station Powerplant and the nearby Vanadium Plant. These industrial sites contrast with the deeply dissected uplands of Graham and Letart districts, where small family cemeteries and country churches like Bachtel Ch and Union Ch anchor rural neighborhoods.

Local history is preserved in the landscape through features like the Indian Mound near Racine and the Letart Falls at the southern bend near Letart Island. The presence of the Blue and Gray Trail and several one-room schoolhouses, including Broad Run Sch and Board Sch, indicates a community deeply rooted in its geography even as mid-century energy production and mineral extraction—evidenced by scattered Gas Wells—transformed the local economy.