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2014 Map of Frostburg

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Frostburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Frostburg serves as the hub of this Allegany County landscape, characterized by the tight integration of academic, industrial, and transportation history. The presence of Frostburg State University stands alongside a legacy of extraction, visible in settlements like Eckhart Mines, Borden Shaft, and Midlothian that follow the coal-bearing valleys. The terrain is dominated by the massive ridge of Big Savage Mountain, which funnels travel through corridors like Wolf Gap and past the distinctive Horseshoe Curve.

Modern recreation follows historical rail beds, with the Great Allegheny Passage traversing the region and passing through the Borden Tunnel. The map meticulously records the intersection of old and new routes, including the National Pike and Clarysville Bridge. From the high point of Saint John Rock to the northern reaches of Pocahontas at the Pennsylvania border, the sheet documents a landscape shaped by the Cumberland Narrows gateway and the Allegheny Front.