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1978 Map of Shepherdstown

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Shepherdstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Potomac River carves a dramatic serpentine path through this borderland, defining the sharp turns of Horseshoe Bend and the peninsula of Terrapin Neck. This late-1970s landscape is dominated by the historic core of Shepherdstown, where Shepherd College and the Rumsey Monument stand near the James Rumsey Bridge. The Maryland side of the river highlights the preserved infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, running parallel to the water through Snyders Landing and Taylors Landing.

Evidence of the region's complex history is etched into the terrain, from the Reformed Graveyard and Elmwood Cem to the outskirts of the Antietam National Battlefield Site near Sharpsburg. The Norfolk and Western railroad and various water-driven sites like Millers Sawmill illustrate the transport and industry that shaped local growth. Rural life persists in smaller clusters like Moler Crossroads and Mecklenberg Heights, connected by a network of established paths like Scrabble Road and Billmyer Mill Road.