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1902 Map of Wheeling

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Wheeling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

The Ohio River corridor serves as the industrial and transit spine for this three-state borderland, where the tri-state geography of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania meets. The city of Wheeling dominates the riverfront, its urban footprint expanding from Wheeling Island toward the surrounding slopes of Wheeling Hill. The map captures a dense network of early 20th-century transportation, featuring the National Pike and the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. cutting through the narrow valleys.

Industry and local institutions define the landscape, from the Top Mill on the riverbank to the educational and social hubs at West Liberty, Bethany, and Mount de Chantal. Beyond the river valley, the topography breaks into a complex web of ridges like Scott Ridge and winding waterways such as Wheeling Creek and Buffalo Creek. Small settlements like Beach Bottom, Triadelphia, and Valley Grove are connected by a system of turnpikes that reflect the area's role as a major gateway for westward movement.