1950 Map of Richlands
USGS Topo · Published 1950About this map
Keen Mountain and the deep valleys of the Clinch River drainage define this late-1940s landscape, where the coal and timber economies shaped the settlement of the Central Appalachians. The rugged topography of southwestern Virginia is recorded here just after the war, showing the Norfolk and Western railway lines threading through the narrow hollows to reach industrial outposts like Jewell Ridge, Red Ash, and Seaboard. The map reveals a dense network of mountain communities served by one-room schools such as Paint Lick Sch and Mill Creek Sch, along with numerous family and community burial grounds like Wolfpen Ridge Cem and Boyd Cem. The presence of the Keen Mountain Fire Towers and the Bearwallow Lookout Tower highlights the era's reliance on high-altitude observation for forestry management, while the Richlands Airport signals the growing regional importance of Richlands.
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