1909 Map of Fairfield

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South Mountain Sanatorium anchors the steep, wooded heights of the South Mountain range in this early twentieth-century survey of western Adams County. The landscape is defined by the sharp contrast between the ridge-and-valley terrain to the west and the developing agricultural and orchard lands around Arendtsville and Bendersville to the east. Transportation corridors like the Chambersburg Pike and the Western Maryland Railroad connect established villages such as Fairfield, Cashtown, and Seven Stars. The presence of Maria Furnace reflects the region's earlier industrial history, while the margins of Gettysburg National Military Park indicate the area's significance in the wake of the Civil War. Dozens of rural institutions, including Flohrs Ch and the West Point School, are situated along the winding backroads and creeks like Marsh Creek and Conewago Creek.