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1902 Map of Wheeling

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Wheeling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Ohio River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation spine of this 1901 survey, where the borders of West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania meet. Wheeling dominates the riverfront, supported by a dense network of iron and rail infrastructure including the Ohio River Div B & O RR and the Wheeling and Lake Erie RR. The map captures the transition from the heavy industrial riverside settlements like Martins Ferry and Aetnaville to the rolling upland agricultural districts of Richland and Triadelphia.

Along the historical National Pike, smaller communities such as Valley Grove and Triadelphia punctuate the landscape, while the Wellsburg and Bethany Turnpike winds toward the college town of Bethany. Significant river features like Beach Bottom Bar and the Upper Twin I are documented before decades of navigation improvements altered the river's character. Local history researchers will find a wealth of named runs and hollows, from Whisky Run to Seabright Hollow, that defined property lines and early rural life.