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1951 Map of Fort Seybert

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The South Fork Potomac River carves a deep valley through this mid-century survey of the Appalachian Highlands, where the borders of West Virginia and Virginia meet. Small farming communities and post offices like Fort Seybert, Brandywine, and Fame are linked by a network of rural roads and mountain gaps such as Kane Gap and Hiveley Gap. The landscape is dotted with the hallmarks of early 20th-century rural life, including numerous small schoolhouses like Dunkle Sch and Enterprise Sch, alongside country churches including New Bethlehem Ch.

Heavy forestation within the George Washington National Forest dominates the eastern half of the sheet, where ridges like Dull Hunt Hollow and Cow Ridge overlook the Dry River. To the south, Rawley Springs and the Riven Rock Picnic Grounds mark the beginning of recreational development in the high country. The map reflects a blend of early 1920s ground surveying in the West Virginia portion and more modern 1940s aerial photogrammetry used to detail the Virginia terrain.