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1927 Map of Saint Marys

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Saint Marys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

St Marys serves as the focal point along the Ohio River in this 1920s-era topographical study, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the river's bend past Grape Island and Raven Rock. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Middle Island Creek and the North Fork Hughes River, which carve through the townships of Union, Lafayette, and Clay. Local geography is densely marked by a network of rural education and worship, including the Willow Island School, Mt Carmel Church, and Nine-mile School.

In the southern reaches, the Northwestern Turnpike provides a primary east-west corridor through Ellenboro and Lamberton. The map reveals a transition from the river-oriented economy of the northwest to the interior communities like Highland and Finch, where dozens of family-named landmarks and small schools like Sugar Valley School and Buffalo Run School illustrate the distributed nature of early twentieth-century West Virginia life.