1951 Map of Hancock

About this map

Berkeley Springs (Bath) and the riverside town of Hancock anchor this three-state borderland study, where Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania meet along the Potomac River. The landscape is dominated by the northeast-trending ridges of Bethel Ridge and Warm Spring Ridge, which channeled early transportation routes through narrow gaps. Evidence of the region's industrial transition is visible in the presence of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Abandoned) alongside the active Western Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Local life in the early 1950s is detailed through numerous rural landmarks, from the Potomac Airport and Burnt Factory to the Westview Sch and Johnsons Mill. Significant genealogy interest can be found in the smaller settlements and points like Dogtown, Jimtown, and Sir Johns Run, as well as several country churches such as Black Oak Ridge Ch and Fairview Ch.