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1951 Map of Cumberland

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cumberland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Cumberland serves as the industrial and transportation hub of the Potomac highlands on this mid-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by the narrow gap through Wills Mountain known as The Narrows, where the Western Maryland, Baltimore and Ohio, and Cumberland and Pennsylvania railroads converge alongside Wills Creek. This constriction forced the concentration of infrastructure and settlement, including Narrows Park and Corriganville, while the National Pike winds westward through the hills.

Industrial activity is evident beyond the rail yards, from the Strip Mine on Little Allegheny Mountain to the State Line Pump Sta near Ellerslie. Genealogists will find notable landmarks such as St Patricks Cem, the County Home, and numerous named residences like Sixmile House and Winchester that once dotted the routes leading into the city. Across the Potomac River, the community of Ridgeley and the Ridgeley Res mark the West Virginia side of this interstate river valley.