1904 Map of Grantsville

About this map

The Casselman River and the Savage River carve deep valleys through the high country of Garrett County at the turn of the century. This 1904 edition, based on an 1898 survey, captures the region's transport network before mid-century modernization, centered on the historic National Road which passes through Grantsville. To the south, the timber and mining economies are visible through specialized rail lines like the Jennings Brothers RR and the B and O RR, which serves industrial outposts like Barton and Moscow Mills. The landscape is a complex system of ridges and hollows, including Maynardier Ridge and Peapatch Ridge, where small mountain settlements like New Germany and Bittinger are established near the numerous runs and licks that feed the larger river basins.