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1916 Map of Martinsburg

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Martinsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Martinsburg and Charles Town anchor this eastern panhandle landscape, which is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century transportation and rural infrastructure. The Baltimore and Ohio RR and Norfolk and Western RR intersect at Shenandoah Junction, illustrating the area's role as a critical rail corridor between Maryland and Virginia. Historic turnpikes, including the Hagerstown and Cumberland Turnpike, connect the larger hubs to smaller agricultural settlements like Leetown and Kearneysville.

The winding course of the Potomac River creates the distinctive loop of Terrapin Neck and forms the boundary with Maryland near Shepherdstown. Local social life is mapped through numerous country schools and houses of worship, such as Mt Olive Church and the Edgewood School. Along the Shenandoah River to the south, industrial and community markers like Millville and the County Home provide deep genealogical context for the region before mid-century modernization changed the rural character.