1914 Map of Pound

About this map

Pine Mountain serves as the formidable spine of this Central Appalachian landscape, where the jagged boundary between Kentucky and Virginia follows the high ridges. The map records a moment of significant industrial and civic growth just before the Great War, most notably the development around Jenkins and McRoberts near the northern terminus of the Lexington and Eastern RR. This rail connection facilitated the coal industry’s expansion through the hollows, linking remote settlements like Dunham and Burdine to wider markets.