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1951 Map of Fairfield

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fairfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The western edges of Gettysburg National Military Park meet the agricultural heart of Adams County in this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by its ridge-and-valley structure, with Herr Ridge and Reynolds Ridge providing the high ground that overlooks a network of rural watercourses including Marsh Creek and Willoughby Run. The Western Maryland railroad corridor serves as a primary transit spine, connecting small depots and settlements like McKnightstown and Orrtanna.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the distribution of family-named landmarks and institutions. Rural education and faith are represented by the Pitzer Sch, Liberty Hall Sch, and the Marsh Creek Ch. Notable historic sites such as the Black Horse Tavern and the Katalysine Spring area offer insights into the region's 19th-century commercial and social development, preserved here just as modern revisions begin to appear in the 1970s.