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1957 Map of Pound

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Pound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Pound serves as the focal point for this survey of the Appalachian high country, situated near the headwaters of the North Fork Pound River. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Bold Camp Mountain and Tennessee Mountain, where narrow hollows like Killen Hollow and Cavenger Hollow provided the primary corridors for early settlement and transport. Numerous family cemeteries, such as Hillman Cem and Mullins Cem, are scattered across the slopes, reflecting the deeply rooted genealogical history of the region.

The industrial character of the mid-20th century is evident in the Strip mines visible across the ridges and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line snaking through the valley. Communities gathered at remote crossroads like Bean Gap or centered their social lives around rural institutions such as the Pyles Memorial Ch and the Dotson Sch. This record provides a clear look at the Wise Co and Dickenson Co borderlands before modern development altered these traditional mountain hollows.