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1966 Map of Healing Springs

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Healing Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Hot Springs and the surrounding thermal waters anchor this mid-century survey of the high Alleghenies. The landscape is defined by the steep, parallel ridges of Warm Springs Mountain and Middle Mountain, where historic resort communities like Healing Springs and Ashwood established themselves along the narrow valley floors. Transportation into this high-elevation terrain is marked by Skyline Drive and the aviation hub at Ingalls Field, which sits atop a high ridge overlooking the George Washington National Forest.

Outdoor recreation and local landmarks are prominent, from the Cascades Golf Club near Tinkertown to the protected wildlands of Douthat State Park. Water plays a central role here, not just in the namesake springs, but in the mountain streams that feed Douthat Lake and the natural feature at Blue Suck Falls. Rural life is evidenced by the Mt Olive Ch and Oak Grove Ch, along with numerous family-named hollows and gaps that indicate generations of settlement in the gaps of Beards Mountain.