1962 Map of Sugarloaf Mtn

About this map

Jefferson National Forest and George Washington National Forest cover the high ridgelines of the Allegheny Mountains in this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by the sharp convergence of Sandbank Mountain, Painter Mountain, and Sugarloaf Mtn, where the industrial history of the region is preserved in the remnants of the local iron industry. The ruins of Jane Furnace and Rebecca Furnace sit in the hollows, marking former sites of extraction and production that once supported these mountain communities. Small rural congregations and family burial grounds, including Mt Horeb Ch, Deacons Cem, and Pullen Cem, are found near the headwaters of North Buffalo Creek. The drainage patterns of Sinking Creek and South Buffalo Creek dictate the settlement layout, with most human activity confined to the narrow flats beneath summits like Ad Cox Knob and Piny Knob.