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1944 Map of Keedysville

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Keedysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Keedysville and Sharpsburg anchor this mid-century landscape where the memory of the Civil War meets a modernizing agricultural region. The Antietam National Cemetery and the iconic Burnside Bridge stand as prominent landmarks near the winding path of Antietam Creek. Along the western edge, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal follows the Potomac River, documenting a legacy of water-borne commerce that existed alongside the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor.

Industry and local life are etched into the terrain through features like Eakles Mill, Crystal Grottoes, and the Rohrersville Station. The survey captures the transition of the ridgelines, with the Appalachian Trail traversing the heights of South Mountain past Crampton Gap. These details, combined with numerous family-named settlements like Porterstown and Clevelandtown, provide a comprehensive view of the valley's human geography just after the war years.