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1906 Map of New Martinsville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of New Martinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

Sistersville and Paden City anchor the West Virginia side of the Ohio River in this early twentieth-century survey, a period when the river served as the primary industrial and transport artery for the region. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks trace the eastern shoreline, connecting riverfront hubs like Brooklyn and Steelton to the broader regional economy. Across the water in Ohio, smaller settlements such as Hannibal and Sardis overlook the river islands of Paden Island and Witten Towhead.

Moving inland from the river, the landscape transitions into a network of steep hollows and creeks, including Fishing Creek and its many branches. This rugged terrain is dotted with small rural communities and local industry sites like Winders Mill and Porters Falls. The presence of Hannibal Sta and the Electric line near Witten illustrates the evolving transportation network that once defined these river valley towns.