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1916 Map of Winona

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

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

Gauley River and Meadow River carve deep, winding paths through this central West Virginia landscape, defining the borders between Nicholas, Greenbrier, and Fayette Counties. The map reveals an early 20th-century upland economy built on timber and transit, marked by crossings like Carnifex Ferry and the Hughes Ferry Bridge. Small rural centers such as Winona and Kesslers Crosslanes are surrounded by a dense network of neighborhood institutions, including the Blacks Chapel School & Ch and Gilgal School.

Industry and local commerce are evident at sites like Withrows Mill along Glade Creek, while the presence of Rader Ford and numerous family-named landmarks like Betty Bell Knob suggest a terrain where travel followed the water. The intricate topography of Sewell Mountain and Crooked Ridge highlights the era's reliance on localized social hubs, with dozens of schools such as Sunday Road School and Copenhagen School serving isolated hollows and ridges.