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1923 Map of Berlin

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Berlin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

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Allegheny Mountain and Big Savage Mountain dominate this 1923 survey of Somerset County, where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad navigates the formidable terrain through engineering feats like the Sand Patch Tunnel and Falls Cut Tunnel. The borough of Berlin serves as the primary upland settlement, surrounded by a dense network of small rural schools such as Pleasant Valley School and Glessner School.

Resource extraction and local industry are evident at the Shipley Brothers Mine and several family-run operations including Berkleys Mill and Warrens Mill. The landscape is etched with local history, from the Plank Road to the numerous rural congregations at Lebanon Church and Pleasant Union. The survey captures the intricate water system of the Stony Creek Valley before modern development altered the distribution of small settlements like Macdonaldton and Glencoe.