2019 Map of Hedgesville

About this map

The Potomac River forms a wide, serpentine loop known as The Neck on this West Virginia and Maryland borderland survey. Along the river's northern bank, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park preserves the engineering legacy of the region, featuring Four Locks and Two Locks. The landscape is characterized by a series of springs and runs that once dictated the placement of early homesteads, including Speck Farm Spring, Will Ellis Farm Spring, and Dennis Farm Spring. Local transport and industry are defined by the CSX railroad corridor and historic crossings such as Lights Ford Bridge. From the settlement at Hedgesville to the riverfront at Millers Bend, the map documents a transition from wooded ridges like North Mtn to the agricultural plains near Bedington and Nipetown.