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1921 Map of Onego

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Onego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

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The Allegheny Front forms the dramatic backbone of this 1921 landscape, where the high-altitude Flat Rock Plains and Ruhrbaugh Plains drop toward the river valleys of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River. Within the borders of the Monongahela National Forest, a high density of small-scale mountain institutions serves the scattered agrarian communities of Onego, Macksville, and Upper Tract.

Educational life is remarkably localized, with oneroom houses like Seneca School, Pretty Ridge School, and Mallow School punctuating nearly every ridge and hollow. Religious and community centers such as Evergreen Church and High Rock Church stand near natural landmarks like Seneca Rock and the Falls of Seneca. The network of timber tracks and roads, including Tanyard Gap Road, reflects a rural economy deeply tied to the terrain of Smith Mountain and Spruce Mountain.