1965 Map of Racine

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Coal and timber interests define this mid-1960s landscape along the winding Coal River on the border of Kanawha and Boone Counties. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad serves numerous industrial sites, including a tipple, substation, and a compressor station at Brushton. The area is densely punctuated by strip mines that trace the contour lines of the steep ridges. Small riverside settlements like Peytona and Racine are centers of community life, while more secluded hollows are marked by family-named burial grounds such as Snodgrass Cem and Barker Cem. Public lands offer a contrast to the industrial activity, with the southern reaches of the Kanawha State Forest and the Fork Creek State Public Hunting Area preserving the heavily wooded terrain. Recreational stops like Drawdy Falls Roadside Park provide accessible points of interest along the main transit corridors.