1994 Map of Parkersburg

About this map

The Ohio River serves as the central artery for this mid-1990s portrait of the West Virginia-Ohio border, where the industrial and residential centers of Parkersburg and Vienna meet the eastern bank. The landscape is defined by its riparian geometry, featuring the elongated Neal Island and the grounds of Blennerhassett Island Historic State Park. Across the water, the Ohio settlements of Belpre and Rockland are connected by bridge networks and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, which traces the river's path. This survey captures a highly developed corridor anchored by regional institutions like St Josephs Hospital and Ohio Valley College. Away from the urban centers, the terrain transitions into the ridge-and-valley patterns of Barlow and Warren townships, where scattered landmarks like Barnetts Ridge Ch and Cutler Chapel indicate a more dispersed rural layout that has persisted alongside the river's heavy industrial activity.