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1947 Map of Friendsville

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Friendsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Youghiogheny River Reservoir dominates this landscape on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania, its waters filling the deep valley where the Youghiogheny River once flowed unimpeded. Surveyed in the late 1940s, the map documents the area during a period of transition as the reservoir's controlled inundation transformed local geography. The settlement of Friendsville sits just south of the state line, while further west, high-elevation communities like Markleysburg and Asher Glade are situated along the National Pike and secondary roads.

A dense network of rural infrastructure is recorded here, including several local schools such as North Avenue School and South Avenue School. The topography is characterized by long, named ridges like Winding Ridge and Thomas Ridge, interspersed with landmark churches including Webb Chapel and Blooming Rose Church. Geographers and local historians can trace the paths of old runs and creeks, many of which feed the rising waters of the reservoir, including Buffalo Run and Mill Run.