1974 Map of Wallins Creek
USGS Topo · Published 1975About this map
Wallins Creek and the surrounding coal-bearing valleys of Harlan Co are defined by the winding course of the Cumberland River and the industrial backbone of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Published in the mid-1970s, this survey documents a landscape heavily influenced by extraction, with numerous Strip Mines and a Tipple near Molus. The map captures the tight relationship between topography and settlement, as small communities like Coldiron, Layman, and Tacky Town occupy the narrow habitable spaces between Pine Mountain and Reynolds Mountain. To the south, along the banks of Puckett Creek, the towns of Pathfork and Insull illustrate the era's continued reliance on rail for transporting resources from the heart of the Cumberland Plateau.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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