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1901 Map of Monterey

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Monterey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

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Warm Springs and the surrounding resort district in Bath County serve as a focal point for this late nineteenth-century reconnaissance, conducted when the thermal waters were established centers of tourism and society. The topography is defined by the parallel ridges of the Alleghenies, including Jack Mountain and Back Allegheny Mountain, which dictate the flow of the Jackson River and Cowpasture River. These valleys contain a network of small agricultural and crossroads settlements such as Dunmore, Cloverlick, and Williamsville.

Local industry is visible in labels like Cleeks Mills and Bath Alum Springs, while the emergence of federal land management is noted by the early boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest and Shenandoah National Forest. This survey period predates the extensive road networks of the mid-twentieth century, showing instead the early tracks and river-dependent locations of post offices like Wanless, Driscol, and Naples scattered across the Virginia and West Virginia border.