1909 Map of Elkins

About this map

Elkins serves as the central hub of this 1907 survey, where the Western Maryland RR and Coal and Iron Ry converge to manage the region's timber and mineral wealth. The landscape is defined by the steep parallel ridges of Laurel Ridge and Rich Mountain, with the Tygart River winding through the valley floor. Settlement is dense with small schoolhouses and country churches that anchored early twentieth-century rural life, such as Hazelwood School and Oriana Church.