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1916 Map of Peterstown

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Peterstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

Peters Mountain and East River Mountain dominate this corner of the Virginias, where the border between the two states winds through the high ridges. The New River cuts a deep path across the terrain, navigated at this time by Shanklins Ferry and flanked by industrial developments like the Mauvern Saltworks. To the south, the Norfolk and Western and Virginian railroads run parallel along the East River valley, facilitating movement through the Hales Gap Tunnel.

Local life is recorded in an extensive network of rural schoolhouses, from Browns Ridge School in the north to New Zion School and Adair Run School near the southern gap. Small settlements and postal hubs such as Willowton PO, Peterstown, and Oakvale serve as the primary community centers. The map reveals a landscape where topographic barriers dictate the placement of transportation routes and scattered mountain communities.