
The North Branch Potomac River serves as the winding border between Maryland and West Virginia, carving a deep valley through the ridges of Dans Mtn and New Creek Mountain. In this industrial and educational hub, the city of Keyser centers on the Mineral County Courthouse and the campus of Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The landscape is a complex arrangement of sharp topography and family legacies, evidenced by numerous burial grounds like the Gerstell Family Cem and the Poor Farm Cem. Small agricultural and residential clusters like Limestone, McCoole, and Gerstell are linked by rural routes that follow the narrow level ground between peaks such as Knobly Mountain and Forge Hill, where the Gerstell Farms Airport utilizes a rare flat clearing.
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1891 · Romney
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1895 · Piedmont
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1898 · Frostburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Grantsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Frostburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Grantsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Frostburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Elk Garden
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1920 · Elk Garden
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1920 · Keyser
USGS Topo · 1:62,500