1935 Map of Pennington Gap
USGS Topo · Published 1935About this map
Pennington Gap sits at the southern edge of this mid-1930s survey, marking a vital junction for the L and N and Southern railroads along the Powell River. The map reveals an intensive industrial landscape carved into the slopes of Little Black Mountain and Stone Mountain, where a network of tramways and conveyors connects remote coal operations like Bonny Blue, Mayflower, and Benedict to the rail lines below. This era of extraction is balanced by a dense distribution of rural community life within the Jefferson National Forest, including the Leona Mines PO and several local schools such as Belgium Sch and Puckett Sch. The terrain is characterized by sharp ridges like Poor Valley Ridge and landmarks such as Nigger Head Rock and Hanging Rock, illustrating the difficult geography that governed the development of Virginia's coal country.
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