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1992 Map of Shade

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Shade
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Middle Branch Shade River and its numerous tributaries, including Pratts Fork and Kingsbury Creek, define the complex drainage patterns of this rural landscape spanning the Athens and Meigs County border. Small, dispersed settlements like Shade, Pleasanton, and Snowville are connected by a network of ridge-running roads such as Gilrey Ridge Road and Helwig Ridge Road. The local topography is characterized by the distinct townships of Alexander, Lodi, Scipio, and Bedford.

Evidence of historical community life is visible in the numerous country cemeteries and small institutions that dot the map, such as Hanning Ch, Burlingham Sch, and the Jeffers Cem. While much of the land appears as traditional woodlots and hillsides, the presence of a Strip Mine in the northern section and several pipelines crossing the terrain point to the region's extraction and energy infrastructure in the late twentieth century.