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1923 Map of Edinburg

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Edinburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The George Washington National Forest dominates this survey, where the rugged topography of the Ridge-and-Valley province defines the border between Virginia and West Virginia. Much of the mapped area is high-elevation forest and steep terrain, punctuated by features like Sugar Knob and the Forest Service Lookout on Paddy Mountain. Settlement is sparse and largely confined to the valleys where water and slightly more level ground are available.

Local community life in the early 1920s centered on landmarks such as the Mt Vernon Church and Heishman School. Small outposts like Perry and Rockland represent the human footprint in an otherwise forested landscape carved by Waites Run and Thorny Bottom Run. Of particular note is Trout Pond, a rare natural spring-fed lake in the region. The map preserves a clear picture of this upland environment before further modernization changed the rural character of the Shenandoah and Hardy County borderlands.