2013 Map of Howard

About this map

Howard serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated along the southeastern shore of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake. The creation of this reservoir transformed the local topography, which is otherwise defined by the steep drainages of the Appalachian Mountains. To the north, the small settlements of Monument and Romola are connected by a network of rural roads that snake through numerous named hollows, such as Pole Bridge Hollow and Tar Kill Hollow. These deep-cut valleys and the surrounding ridges illustrate a pattern of development where homesteads and clearings followed the path of least resistance along water bodies like Beech Cr and Greens Run. Much of the shoreline is preserved within Bald Eagle State Park, providing a transition from the structured street grid of the village to the unpopulated mountain terrain of the north and west.