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1918 Map of Webster Springs

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Webster Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

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Webster Springs (Addison) serves as the central hub of this 1915 survey, situated at the confluence of the Elk River and the Back Fork. This West Virginia high-country landscape is defined by its intense verticality, with prominent ridges like Point Mountain and the Gauley Divide separating the major river systems. Much of the southern and eastern territory is occupied by the Monongahela National Forest, a terrain of dense contours where the Williams River and Cranberry River have carved deep, winding paths.

The distribution of small rural schools, such as St Marys School and Mill Run School, reveals a widely dispersed community structure dependent on isolated mountain valleys. Small settlements like Bergoo and Dyer are tucked into narrow river bends, while landmarks like Skidmore Crossing and Hanging Rock highlight the vital importance of river access and local topography in a period when travel was dictated by the steep rise of peaks like Redoak Knob and Bishop Knob.