1900 Map of Accident

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Accident and Friendsville anchor this 1898 survey of the tri-state highlands, where the National Turnpike cuts across the northern ridges near Addison. The landscape is defined by the sharp vertical relief of Negro Mountain and Meadow Mountain, with the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. winding along the steep banks of the Youghiogheny River. This era reflects a transition from isolated mountain communities like the Blooming Rose Settlement to an industrializing frontier, evidenced by the Lumber R. R. and the Mose Mill Tram Road penetrating the timbered valleys. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Browning Mill, the Chestnut Avenue Church, and scattered rural schools including Cane Valley School and Pine Swamp School, all established before the later development of the surrounding river basins.