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1970 Map of Sinks of Gandy

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Sinks of Gandy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Sinks of Gandy defines this high-elevation karst landscape within the Monongahela National Forest at the start of the 1970s. This survey captures a remote region of West Virginia where the waters of Gandy Creek disappear underground beneath the limestone ridges of Rich Mtn. The small settlement of Osceola sits near the eastern edge, while the high headwaters of the Greenbrier River and Glady Fork carve through the forested peaks of Middle Mountain and Burner Mountain.

Evidence of local resource use is found in scattered gas wells and a quarry near the northern boundary. Natural landmarks like the high-altitude Blister Swamp and uniquely named points such as The Pigs Ear highlight the local nomenclature of the Allegheny Mountains. This map is essential for tracing topographic features across the triple-county intersection of Randolph, Pocahontas, and Pendleton counties, including established paths like the Laurel Fork Trail.