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1950 Map of Artemas

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Artemas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Fifteenmile Creek cuts a deep, winding path through the parallel ridges of the central Appalachians, defining the rugged landscape where Maryland meets Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Along the historic Mason and Dixon Line, small settlements like Artemas and Piney Grove serve as centers for a rural upland community. The topography is dominated by massive north-south formations, including Green Ridge, Town Hill, and Piney Ridge, which channeled early transportation routes.

Evidence of early infrastructure and mineral water tourism is visible at White Sulphur Spring and Black Sulphur Spring along White Sulphur Run. In the south, the river corridor near Little Orleans shows the convergence of the B & O RR and the Western Maryland RR as they navigate the Potomac valley. From the Lookout Tower on Town Hill to the Piney Plains Sch, this 1950s era survey documents a landscape where traditional ridge-and-hollow life persisted alongside essential rail arteries.