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1951 Map of Bellegrove

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bellegrove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Sideling Hill and Tonoloway Ridge dominate this mid-century survey of the Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia borderlands. The landscape is defined by the tight meanders of Sideling Hill Creek as it snakes toward the Potomac River, where the historic C & O Canal and the Western Maryland railroad run parallel along the northern bank. This corridor served as a vital transportation artery, evidenced by the river-adjacent settlements at Pearre and Woodmont.

Upland life centered around several country congregations and community hubs, including Buck Valley Ch, St Pauls Ch, and Big Ridge Ch. The map captures the alignment of the National Pike as it cuts across the ridges east of Bellegrove. Researchers will find a wealth of local landmarks from Harmonia Sch in the north to the Cacapon River confluence in the south, illustrating the rural infrastructure of the tri-state region during the early 1950s.