1967 Map of Sherando

About this map

Mount Torry Furnace stands as a landmark of industrial history within the George Washington National Forest, marking a landscape defined by the steep transition from the Blue Ridge crest to the valley floors below. This 1967 survey, updated in the early 1980s, details a corridor of heavy recreation and travel, where the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail snake along the high ridges. In the lowlands, small settlements like Sherando and Wintergreen are anchored by local institutions such as Sherando Ch and the Wintergreen Cem. The map reveals the early development of the Rockfish Valley, including the Golf Course and the cluster of homes at Beech Grove, while historic routes like the Howardsville Turnpike trace the movement of goods and people across the gap near Humpback Mtn.