1958 Map of Tunnelton

About this map

Tunnelton and Fort Ritner anchor the southern reaches of this Lawrence County landscape, situated along the winding course of the East Fork White River. The late-1950s geography is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which tracks the river valley and bypasses the dramatic height of Devils Backbone. This terrain is characterized by a dense network of ridges and hollows, including Dennison Ridge and Jones Hollow, which separate small upland settlements like Leesville and Pinhook from the fertile bottomlands.