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1981 Map of Elkins

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Elkins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Elkins serves as the focal point for this survey of the high mountain reaches where the Tygart Valley River and the Shavers Fork carve through the Allegheny Front. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail infrastructure of the Western Maryland RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, which supported the timber and coal industries of the era. To the west, extensive Strip Mines are visible near Coalton and Mabie, contrasting with the preserved lands of the Monongahela National Forest.

The eastern portion of the map climbs into the high elevations of the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, featuring the landmark Seneca Rocks and the highest point in the state at Spruce Knob. Small valley settlements like Huttonsville, Beverly, and Mill Creek follow the river bottoms, while the upper reaches of the South Branch Potomac River drain the eastern slopes toward the George Washington National Forest.