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1921 Map of Meyersdale

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Meyersdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Allegheny Mountains of Somerset County define this 1920s landscape, anchored by the industrial hub of Meyersdale. The region’s extraction-based economy is evident through the heavy concentration of Beachley Mine, Wilson Creek Mines, and the Bare Rock Quarry. Transportation corridors follow the winding river valleys, with the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland railroads tracing the Casselman River.

Rural life is densely documented through a network of one-room schoolhouses and country parishes, such as Sandy Hollow School and Whitesoak Church. Notable landmarks include Mt Davis, Pennsylvania's highest point, complete with its Fire Tower. The map provides a detailed view of smaller settlements like Salisbury Junction and Centerville Glade PO before later twentieth-century infrastructure changes, preserving the locations of family-named features like Koontz Bridge and Comptons Mill Run.