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1904 Map of Grantsville

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Grantsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

Grantsville and the high ridges of the Allegheny Mts dominate this early twentieth-century landscape, where the historic National Turnpike cuts across the northern terrain. The Casselman River and its numerous tributaries, such as Schoolhouse Run and Slaubaugh Run, carve deep valleys through the parallel ridges of Meadow Mountain and Negro Mountain. This map illustrates a transition from the agricultural and timbered uplands near Bittinger and New Germany to the industrial activity emerging in the southeast corner.

Industrial development is visible along the Garrett Allegany border, where the Cumberland and Pennsylvania RR follows the creek valley through mining and milling settlements. Local history researchers can identify established communities like Barton, Moscow Mills, and Phoenix, while genealogists may find value in the family-named landmarks and peaks including Detmold Hill, Rhodes Hill, and Pickell Hill.