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1900 Map of Flintstone

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Flintstone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Potomac River geography dominates this 1900 survey of the tri-state border region, where the Maryland panhandle meets West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The map captures a critical transportation corridor along the river bend at Oldtown, where the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and major rail lines like the B. & O. R. R. follow the water's path. The landscape is defined by the repetitive, parallel ridges of the Alleghenies, including Wills Mountain, Evitts Mountain, and Warrior Ridge, which forced early settlement and industry into narrow valleys.

Industrial and agricultural life is evident at Wolf Mill and Cooks Mills, while remote hamlets such as Flintstone and Gilpin serve as landmarks in the gaps. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for small junctions and depots including Patterson Depot and South Branch Depot, along with family-named features like Twiggstown and Dickens. The intricate depiction of the Cumberland Canal near South Cumberland reveals the engineered landscape of the turn of the century.