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1949 Map of Cresaptown

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Cresaptown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The North Branch Potomac River serves as a winding industrial and political border in this post-war survey, separating the Maryland settlements of Bowling Green and Cresaptown from the West Virginia heights. Heavy infrastructure of the era is evident at Amcelle, where a large industrial plant is situated along the Baltimore and Ohio RR and Western Maryland RR tracks. This rail network, alongside the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Abandoned), highlights the region's legacy as a transportation corridor.

Local history is preserved in smaller landmarks like Old Furnace Ch and the Appalachian Orchard near Knobly Mountain. Genealogists can locate family-named burial sites such as Lease Cem and Brant Cem, or trace the rural postal hub at Pinto PO. To the south, the village of Fort Ashby stands near the confluence of Patterson Creek and Horseshoe Creek, anchoring the agricultural landscape of Mineral County.