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1914 Map of Sago

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Sago
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

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Buckhannon serves as the primary urban hub in this early 20th-century survey of the West Virginia highlands, where the Buckhannon River carves a winding path through the borderlands of Upshur, Randolph, and Barbour counties. The landscape is defined by a dense network of mountain communities and rural institutions, evidenced by the sheer number of schools like Mt Zion School and Hanging Rock School that served isolated hollows. Industrial activity is centered on the river corridors, with the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland RR lines facilitating timber and resource extraction at sites such as Chemical and Sago.

Infrastructure in this era relied heavily on the water, with Beans Mill and several smaller mills dotting the creeks. High plateaus like Whitman Flats and Cranberry Flats overlook a complex topography of runs and forks. The presence of settlements like Pumpkintown and Kingsville P O alongside numerous named schools reveals a deeply settled rural interior before the mid-century shifts in mountain industry and population.