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1968 Map of Shady Spring

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Shady Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Shady Spring Mountain and Rich Mountain define the topography of this Raleigh County region in the late 1960s, a landscape shaped by coal extraction and growing recreation. Industrial activity is concentrated in the numerous strip mines that dot the ridges, particularly along Squealing Pt and Joes Ridge. In contrast, the development of Flat Top Lake and Little Beaver State Park reflects a shift toward leisure, anchored by the Golf Course near Shady Grove Ch.

Settlement patterns follow the winding routes of the Old Cline Road and the primary north-south corridor through Shady Spring and Ghent. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous country churches, such as Perry Memorial Ch and Mary Jane Memorial Ch, alongside several rural cemeteries. Water management is prominent at the Glade Creek Reservoir, which collects the flow of Glade Creek as it moves toward the Summers County line.