1922 Map of Fort Seybert

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Fort Seybert and the surrounding mountain ridges of Pendleton County are documented in this 1920s topography by E.I. Ireland. The settlement patterns of the era are clearly visible, with numerous country schools and churches dotting the landscape, including Egypt School and New Bethel Church. This West Virginia landscape is defined by the South Fork Potomac River and the parallel ridges of Mill Run Mountain and Hog Ridge. The map reveals a high density of rural education sites like Dale Hill School and Locust Grove School, serving the small valley communities situated along Rough Run and Halls Creek. These labels provide a window into the social geography of the region before modern consolidation changed the local infrastructure.