1960 Map of Wallace

About this map

Deep hollows and gas-producing ridges define this area of North-Central West Virginia, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor follows the winding banks of Little Tenmile Creek. This mid-century survey reveals a landscape heavily transitioned to energy production, dotted with dozens of gas wells and coal extraction sites like the Strip Mine and Tipple near Jimtown. Small rural communities such as Wallace, Brown, and Dola serve as local anchors, while numerous family-named burial grounds like Cunningham Cem and Scritchfield Cem are tucked into the steep topography of the Mannington and Eagle districts. The infrastructure of rural education and faith is still visible through landmarks like Duncan Sch and Eslar Chapel, marking the social centers for remote farmsteads and miners in the Harrison Co and Marion Co borderlands.