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1996 Map of Great Cacapon

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Great Cacapon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The confluence of the Cacapon River and the Potomac River anchors this landscape, where the settlement of Great Cacapon sits at the northern end of a series of dramatic north-south ridges. Parallel peaks including Sideling Hill, Cacapon Mountain, and Warm Spring Ridge create a corrugated terrain that forced human settlement into narrow valleys and gap crossings. This topography is most evident at Rock Gap, where a cluster of community landmarks like Mt Garfield Sch and Mt Tabor Ch are situated.

Industrial and transport history is prominent along the northern border, where the C & O Canal follows the riverbank and a Power Plant operates near the water. The map reveals the extensive reach of Cacapon State Park, preserving large tracts of the ridgeline. Smaller family-named hollows and runs, such as Wiggins Run and Stinebaugh Run, suggest the long-standing agricultural and residential patterns of the Morgan County interior during the late twentieth century.