1961 Map of New Straitsville

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Extensive extraction operations define this 1960s landscape, with dozens of Strip Mine sites and several Tipple locations scattered across the coal-bearing hills of the Wayne National Forest. The settlement pattern follows the narrow valleys of Monday Creek and Snow Fork, where mining towns like Shawnee and Murray City developed along now Abandoned railroad corridors. In New Straitsville, industrial heritage is visible through the Brick Kilns and the St Augustine Ch sitting above the town center. The map also documents a complex web of infrastructure, including a Telephone line and multiple Pipeline routes traversing the ridges. Local social history is captured through rural landmarks like the Mt Zion Ch, the Shawnee Cem, and the Athletic Field in New Town, reflecting the community life that persisted alongside the heavy industry of the Hocking Valley coal region.