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2014 Map of Cresaptown

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Cresaptown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The North Branch Potomac River serves as the winding boundary between Maryland and West Virginia, anchoring a landscape where aviation and mountain geography meet. In the north, the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport and Mexico Farms Airport sit near the river's bend, while the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park preserves the corridor's early transport heritage. The terrain is defined by the high ridges of Dans Mtn and Haystack Mtn, which frame the residential clusters of Cresaptown and Bowling Green.

Family history is scattered across the topography in numerous small burial grounds such as Lease Cem, Cecil Cem, and Dayton Cem. To the south, Fort Ashby and Short Gap mark significant points along the Frankfort Hwy, where Patterson Creek flows through the valley. The map also records civil engineering landmarks like the Knobly Tunnel and the SSGT Shuck Memorial Bridge, reflecting the ongoing integration of modern infrastructure into this storied Appalachian river gap.