1894 Map of Pocahontas
USGS Topo · Published 1894About this map
Pocahontas and the surrounding coalfields of McDowell County and Tazewell County appear here during a transformative era of industrial expansion. The late 19th-century landscape is defined by the Norfolk and Western RR, which follows the steep valleys of Elkhorn Creek and the Bluestone River, connecting numerous small mining settlements like Maybeury, Powhatan, and Freeman. In contrast to the industrial corridors, the southern portion of the sheet reveals the unique geomorphology of Burke Garden, a high mountain basin enclosed by Garden Mountain. Further east, the county seat of Sed Don (Bland C.H.) serves as a civic anchor for Bland County. This topography illustrates the stark division between the rugged, resource-rich plateau and the broader, agricultural ridge-and-valley terrain of Wythe County and Mercer County, where Concord Church and Princeton are established.
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