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1916 Map of Winona

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Winona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Cannifex Ferry marks a historic crossing point of the Gauley River, anchoring a landscape defined by its deep river valleys and high ridges during the mid-1910s. This survey illustrates the intricate social fabric of the West Virginia highlands, where a dense network of country schools, such as Belmont School and Sunday Road School, served dispersed rural communities like Keslers Crosslanes and Mt Lookout.

Transport relied on strategic river crossings including Shawver Bridge and the Hughes Ferry Bridge, which connected remote settlements to small industrial hubs like Winona and Clifftop. The prominence of family-named landmarks like Daubenspeck Knob and Fowler Knob alongside agricultural sites like Withrows Mill provides a window into the era's local economy. The topographic detail reflects a period before modern highways, when travel followed the contours of Crooked Ridge and the winding course of Meadow River.