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1914 Map of Pound

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Pound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

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Pine Mountain anchors this 1914 survey, serving as the high natural boundary line between Kentucky and Virginia. The region is defined by a dense network of mountain gaps and steep hollows that dictated the early settlement patterns of the Central Appalachian coalfields. Key mining and railroad towns like Jenkins, McRoberts, and Dunham appear during a period of rapid industrial expansion, linked by the Nashville and Chattanooga RR.

The map reveals an incredibly high density of rural schoolhouses, such as Upper Rockhouse School, Camp Creek School, and Lady Luck School, reflecting the scattered but populous communities along the Pound River and the North Fork Kentucky River. Notable crossings like Pound Gap and Shelby Gap provide the primary transit points through the steep terrain, while named peaks like Buck Knob and Bowlecamp Mountain dominate the local topography.