1908 Map of Frostburg

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Georges Creek and Wills Creek define the industrial and coal-mining corridors of this Appalachian landscape at the turn of the century. The map documents a dense network of extraction points and company settlements such as Eckhart Mines, Borden Shaft, Ocean, and Midlothian, all interconnected by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania R. R. and the Western Maryland R. R. The rugged terrain of Big Savage Mountain and Dans Mountain forced human activity into narrow valleys, where the historic National Road and the C. & O. Canal along the Potomac River facilitated the movement of goods. Genealogists can find numerous smaller settlements and junctions, including Carlos Junction, Paradise, and Loartown, which supported the region's burgeoning late-19th-century economy.