
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad corridor serves as the industrial and social spine of this Doddridge County landscape, threading through the narrow valley floor alongside the Middle Fork. This 1961 field-checked survey reveals a rural economy centered on the rail line, connecting small settlements like Smithburg, Morgansville, and Sherwood. The map is particularly rich for genealogists, documenting numerous small country churches and family-named cemeteries such as Knights Chapel, Chestnut Grove Ch, and Doak Cem tucked into the steep, wooded hillsides.
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2 editions found
1904 · Vadis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Centerpoint
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · West Union
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Centerpoint
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · West Union
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Centerpoint
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Vadis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500