1931 Map of Peytona

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Coal River and the Kanawha River anchor this late 1920s topographical view of Boone and Kanawha Counties, revealing a landscape defined by steep hollows and narrow valley settlements. The industrial importance of the region is evident in the rail networks of the Chesapeake and Ohio and the New York Central, which follow the riverbanks to serve coal towns like Winifrede and Peytona. Smaller rural communities and post offices, including Costa PO and Quincy PO, are scattered along the winding tributaries such as Bull Creek and Lens Creek. The map shows a transition from the industrial river corridors to the remote upland areas marked by local landmarks like Williams Sch. This edition documents the region's complex settlement patterns just before mid-century modernization, preserving the locations of vanished junctions and family-named landmarks such as Hopkins Fork and Sandlick Creek.