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1902 Map of Wheeling

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Wheeling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Wheeling serves as the industrial and transport hub of this tri-state region, where the Ohio River carves a deep valley through the high plateau. The riverbank is dense with early 20th-century development, including rail yards and neighborhoods like Martins Ferry, Bridgeport, and Benwood. An intricate network of iron and steam defines the corridor, featuring the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. and the Wheeling and Lake Erie R. R..

Inland, the landscape transitions to the deeply dissected hills of Richland and Donegal townships. Historical overland routes like the National Pike and the Wellsburg and Bethany Turnpike follow the ridges and creek valleys, connecting outlying settlements such as Triadelphia and Elm Grove. The map meticulously details the complex topography of the Wheeling Creek watershed, illustrating the transition from a river-dependent economy to the upland agricultural and mining communities of the early 1900s.