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1946 Map of Mt Jackson

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Mt Jackson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Massanutten Mountain dominates this mid-century portrait of the Shenandoah Valley, creating a formidable physical barrier between the North Fork and South Fork Shenandoah River. Along the western valley floor, the Lee Highway and Southern Railway link established agrarian hubs like New Market and Mt Jackson. The geography is defined by a dense network of small community anchors, including the Shenandoah Academy and numerous rural houses of worship such as Cedar Grove Ch and St Pauls Ch.

Industrial and recreational sites are scattered throughout the limestone-rich terrain, from the subterranean tourism of Shenandoah Caverns and Endless Caverns to the local infrastructure of the Massanutten Power Plant and the iron-working history at Catherine Furnace. The map also captures the early footprints of the Shenandoah National Park along the eastern ridge, where the landscape transitions from the river-bottom farms of Meems Bottom to the protected forests of Smith Mtn.