1959 Map of Shawneetown

About this map

The transition of a historic river landing is recorded here, where Old Shawneetown sits along the banks of the Ohio River while the newer settlement of Shawneetown has moved inland to higher ground. This shift, necessitated by the river's frequent flooding, is connected by the shared infrastructure of the Baltimore and Ohio and Louisville and Nashville railroads. The landscape is defined by the prominent ridge of Gold Hill and the Shawneetown Hills, which stand above the low-lying bottomlands and the winding Saline River.