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1998 Map of Big Pool

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Big Pool
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Potomac River forms the central spine of this landscape at the intersection of Maryland and West Virginia, carving a deep valley bordered by the heights of Sleepy Creek Mountain and North Mountain. This 1990s record documents a region defined by historical transportation and conservation, where the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal parallels the river, protected within its namesake National Historical Park. Near the settlement of Big Pool, the expansive waters of the namesake Big Pool and the grounds of Fort Frederick State Park reflect the area's long-standing strategic importance along the Potomac corridor.

Local rural life is well-documented through numerous community landmarks, including Pleasant View Sch and several country churches like Hedges Chapel, Snyders Ch, and Butlers Chapel. The transition from river bottomlands to the wooded ridges of the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area illustrates the physical constraints that have shaped the development of hamlets such as Tomahawk, Johnsontown, and Holton.