1968 Map of Mozark Mountain

About this map

Mozark Mountain and the deep river canyons of the Monongahela National Forest dominate this late 1960s topographic study of Tucker County. The landscape is defined by the dramatic descent of the Blackwater River and the Dry Fork, which converge near the settlement of Hendricks. This era shows the region as a hub for both industry and early mountain recreation, featuring the Western Maryland railroad lines threading through narrow valleys alongside a high-altitude Ski Area and Blackwater Falls State Park. High atop Backbone Mountain, the Olson Lookout Tower provides a strategic vantage point over the rugged terrain. Local life is anchored in small clusters such as Elk, where Brights Chapel and nearby cemeteries provide important markers for genealogists tracing families in these isolated hollows. Signs of extraction are present in the north, where a Strip Mine sits near the Western Maryland tracks.