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1891 Map of St. George

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of St. George
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1895
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1895

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dictates the movement of people and industry across the northern portion of this landscape, connecting settlements like Kingwood, Rowlesburg, and Terra Alta. To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly dominant as the Great Backbone Mountain and Shavers Mountain rise above the river valleys. The Cheat River carves a path through these ranges, passing the settlement of St George and Limestone Mountain.

Tracing the smaller waterways reveals a network of early industrial sites and family settlements, such as Valley Furnace along the Brushy Fork, and established crossroads like Nestorville and Meadowville. The southern edge of the sheet shows the Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad reaching into Belington, marking the extent of late-nineteenth-century rail expansion into the timber and mineral regions of the Alleghenies. Local history researchers will find a clear record of the area before modern development altered these mountain communities.