1968 Map of Oceana

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Huff Mountain dominates this landscape, where the coal industry of Wyoming and Logan counties is visible through numerous strip mines and tipples. The Norfolk and Western railway follows the winding path of Western Creek and the Clear Fork, serving as the industrial backbone for settlements like Oceana and Lillydale. Small mountain communities such as Cyclone and Campus are connected by narrow roads following the drainages of Huff Creek and Toney Fork. Educational and spiritual life in these hollows is anchored by the Coal Mountain Sch, Road Branch Sch, and local churches like Cyclone Ch. The presence of a Lookout Tower on Burning Rock and a Filtration Plant near Lillyhaven reflects the infrastructure required to manage these resource-rich highlands in the late 1960s.