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2019 Map of West Hickory

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of West Hickory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Allegheny River defines the geography of this Forest County corridor, winding south through the Allegheny National Forest. This protected landscape is characterized by its numerous islands, including Hemlock Island and King Island, and the designated Allegheny Wild and Scenic River corridor. The riverbanks are dotted with small settlements like West Hickory, East Hickory, and Trunkeyville, where local history is preserved in a high concentration of family and community burial grounds such as the Prather Family Cem and Siggins Family Cem.

Away from the water, the terrain rises toward Butcherknife Hill and Preacher Hill, revealing the interplay between rugged topography and early aviation at the Mountain Crest Airport. Traces of older rural life are evident in the scatter of named features like Fagundus and Endeavor, and the various tributaries such as W Hickory Cr and Little Hickory Run that carve through the surrounding timberlands.