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1965 Map of Rosedale

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Rosedale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Rosedale and its neighboring settlements in Braxton County are defined by a landscape of steep ridges and winding hollows during the mid-1960s. The region is marked by a deep-rooted agricultural and extractive economy, evidenced by the numerous Gas Well and Oil Well sites scattered throughout the drainage basins of Sleith Fork and Mill Fork. Local life centers on small crossroads communities and rural institutions like Charity Ch, Upper Sleith Ch, and the Lower Sleith Sch.

Transport is dictated by the terrain, with roads following the paths of water bodies such as Right Fork and Two mile Creek, while more remote areas are accessed via a Jeep Trail. High points like Potato Knob and Rattlesnake Knob provide clear landmarks overlooking the complex network of runs and forks that feed into the local watershed. This period shows the persistence of small West Virginia hamlets like Dessie, Wilsie, and Gip before modern infrastructure altered the rural character of the county.