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1958 Map of Great Cacapon

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Great Cacapon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Great Cacapon serves as the focal point for this survey of the river-carved Appalachian landscape along the West Virginia-Maryland border. The area is defined by the confluence of the Potomac River and the Cacapon River, which wind between significant ridges like Sideling Hill and Cacapon Mountain. The transport corridor along the Potomac is dense with history, featuring the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Western Maryland Railway hugging the riverbanks.

Rural community life in the late 1950s is reflected in landmarks such as Bethel Ch, Mt Tabor Ch, and the Mt Garfield Sch located along the eastern slopes of Warm Spring Ridge. Notable industrial and navigational features including a Power Plant, a Quarry, and an Airway Beacon suggest a landscape transitioning toward mid-century modernization while still retaining historic river crossings like Rock Ford.