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2014 Map of Oldtown

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Oldtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Oldtown serves as a focal point along the northern banks of the South Branch Potomac River, where Maryland and West Virginia meet. This landscape is defined by the historic corridor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, now preserved as a national historical park. Notable engineering of the canal era is visible at the Town Creek Aqueduct, while the community's heritage is anchored by sites like the Oldtown Catholic Cem and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park.

The terrain north of the river transitions into a series of ridges and hollows, including Stratford Ridge and Warrior Mtn. Small settlements and named locations such as Pumpkin Center, Okonoko, and Picardy are connected by a network of winding roads like Oldtown Rd SE. This region highlights the long-standing relationship between the river, the canal transport system, and the early mountain communities of Allegany and Hampshire counties.