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1958 Map of Scott Depot

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Scott Depot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Teays Valley dominates this 1958 topography, where the ancient westward-flowing riverbed of the pre-glacial Teays River has been repurposed by modern infrastructure. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and the Midland Trail run parallel through this geological corridor, connecting the settlements of Teays and Scott Depot. The map captures a transition toward suburban development, evidenced by the Golf Course at Sleepy Hollow and the Teays Valley Lakes, while maintaining deep roots in rural community life.

Numerous country schools and churches are distributed across the dissected hills, including Big Scary Sch, Oakdale Sch, and Johnstons Ch. The landscape is heavily marked by industrial utility corridors, with several prominent pipelines and a telephone line traversing the ridges between Hurricane Creek and Crooked Creek. Notable landmarks such as the TV Tower (WCHS) near the Putnam and Kanawha County line provide fixed points of reference in the rugged terrain surrounding Coal Mtn.