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1948 Map of Deer Park

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Deer Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad defines the industrial and social spine of this 1948 landscape, linking the resort communities and timbered uplands of Garrett County. In the north, the sprawling fingers of Deep Creek Lake reach into the valleys below Little Snaggy Run, where the nascent recreation industry is marked by the Deep Creek Ski Lift and camps like the Holy Cross Camp.

The settlement pattern reflects a mix of high-altitude farming and rail-dependent towns, from the established streets of Mountain Lake Park and Loch Lynn Heights to the scattered hill-top schools such as Wilson Sch and Combination Sch. Traces of earlier mountain life are preserved in family and community landmarks, including the Sand Flat Tabernacle and numerous small burial grounds like Beckman Cem and Moon Cem located near the headwaters of the Youghiogheny River.