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1944 Map of Meyersdale

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Meyersdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Meyersdale and Rockwood serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century portrait of Somerset County, where the industrial landscape of the Alleghenies is defined by the extraction of coal and stone. The Casselman River carves a deep path through the terrain, flanked by the competing tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland railroads. This transport corridor supported a dense network of extraction sites, including the Mcgregor Mines, Shaw Mines, and the Bare Rock Quarry.

Upland from the river, the map reveals a rural community structured around family-named schools and churches, such as Barklie Sch and Mt Calvary Ch. The southern reaches are dominated by high ridges, culminating at Mt Davis, the highest point in Pennsylvania. Traces of early transit are preserved in the labeling of the Old Forbes Road, while the valley floors show the continuing importance of local industry at Comptons Mill and Engles Mill.