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1973 Map of Warrenton

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Warrenton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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Warrenton and neighboring Truesdale serve as the primary hubs on this Warren County survey, centered along the east-west corridor of the Norfolk and Western railroad. The transition from town to country is marked by numerous family and community landmarks, including Steinhagen Ch and the Holy Rosary Cem. Further west, the settlement of Pendleton sits near the Pendleton Gore Ridge, where the terrain begins to drop into Turner Hollow.

The landscape south of the railroad is heavily influenced by the clay industry, with dozens of Claypits and a Quarry scattered near the Dry Fork and Owl Creek drainages. This area is also home to the Reifsnider State Forest, providing a sharp contrast between industrial extraction and conservation. Remote sites like Rattle Cem and Macedonia Ch illustrate the dispersed rural settlement patterns that characterized the county in the early 1970s.