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1904 Map of Parkersburg

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Parkersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Blennerhassett Island sits prominently in the Ohio River at the turn of the century, serving as a focal point for this borderland geography between West Virginia and Ohio. The industrial and transit hub of Parkersburg is captured just as its urban footprint begins to expand into surrounding neighborhoods like Beechwood, Riverside, and Lauckport. The river dominates the economy, supported by the extensive Baltimore and Ohio R.R. lines that follow the shoreline and connect these river towns to the interior.

Away from the main channel, the landscape transitions into the dissected plateaus of Dunham and Barlow townships. Small agricultural and milling outposts like Browns Mill and Watertown are connected by a network of winding roads and creeks, including the Little Hocking River. This 1902 survey provides a detailed look at the rural post offices and rail stops, such as Vincent and Fleming, that once defined the hinterlands of the Mid-Ohio Valley before modern highway development.