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1960 Map of Rosemont

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Rosemont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the winding course of Simpson Creek through the heart of this Taylor County landscape, connecting coal-country settlements like Rosemont and Flemington. The 1960 field survey reveals a transition from the industrial valley floor to the ridgelines of McGee Ridge and Bald Knob, where extensive Strip Mine operations and numerous gas and oil wells dot the terrain.

Around the growing hub of Bridgeport, the landscape is increasingly defined by infrastructure such as Benedum Airport and the suburban character of Maple Lake. This period captures a mid-century balance between traditional Appalachian extractive industry—visible at the Tipple in Baileytown—and the emerging utility corridors represented by the prominent Pipeline and Telephone lines that crisscross the hills between Husted Fork and Corbin Branch.