1937 Map of Capon Bridge

About this map

The Cacapon River winds through a series of steep ridges including Gore Mountain and Sideling Hill in this 1930s survey of the West Virginia and Virginia borderlands. The settlement of Capon Bridge serves as a primary crossing point where the Northwestern Turnpike meets the river, while the Winchester and Western RR skirts the eastern edge of the quadrangle near Gainesboro. This landscape is deeply etched with rural social structures, evidenced by numerous mountainside schools like Furnace School and Pinoak School, alongside family-named landmarks such as Darbys Nose and Slanes Knob. The map documents the intricate drainage network of the Ridge-and-Valley province, where small communities like Bloomery and Whitacre are tied to the runs and hollows of the Timber Ridge area before mid-century modernizations changed the character of these border counties.