1960 Map of Portland

About this map

Long Bottom and Portland anchor this stretch of the Ohio River, where the river's sharp horseshoe bend carves through the borderlands of Meigs County and West Virginia. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges and narrow hollows of the Shade River State Forest and various family-named hills like Bigley Ridge and Milhoan Ridge. Along the riverbanks, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the water's edge, connecting small landing points and settlements such as Murraysville and Muses Bottom. Inland, the map reveals a high density of rural community markers, including the Our Lady of Loretto Ch and several one-room school sites like Red Brush Sch. The southern edge is marked by the Buffington Island State Memorial, commemorating the civil war battle site in the river's channel.