1977 Map of Trout

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Monongahela National Forest land dominates this Greenbrier County landscape, where the high ridges of the Yew Mountains meet a network of mountain settlements and small-scale resource extraction. In the late 1970s, the area around Trout and Friars Hill maintained its rural character, marked by country churches like Mt Pleasant Ch and N W Ellis Chapel. The terrain is characterized by long ridges such as Williamsburg Mountain and Cold Ridge, interspersed with deeply cut runs like Falling Spring Creek. Evidence of industry is found in the northern reaches at the Strip Mines near Blue Knob, while the Lookout Tower on Grassy Knob stands as a focal point for forest management. This era shows the continued reliance on mountain roads and isolated valley settlements like Esty and Cordova before modern development patterns fully shifted the local geography.