1968 Map of Meyersdale

About this map

Meyersdale serves as the focal point of this Somerset County landscape, where the Casselman River winds through narrow valleys shaped by Negro Mountain and Hunsrick Summit. In the late 1960s, the region's industrial character was defined by a complex network of rail and resource extraction, including the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland railroads serving numerous strip mines and the Shaw Mines. The map documents a deeply rooted rural community, preserving the locations of numerous historic congregations such as Saint Paul Ch, White Oak Ch, and St Michaels Ch. Small settlements like Boynton, Summit Mills, and Garrett are linked by the winding river and old transport corridors, including a visible old railroad grade that follows the river's path south toward Salisbury.