1949 Map of Table Rock

About this map

Little Backbone Mountain dominates the landscape of southern Garrett Co at the Maryland and West Virginia border, where several small agricultural and mountain communities thrived in the late 1940s. The topographic detail captures the rugged geography between Youghiogheny River and the North Branch Potomac River. Local life is anchored by social and educational hubs like Sunnyside Grange Hall, Swan Meadow Sch, and various country churches including Underwood Ch and Gnegy Ch. In the southern reaches, the Western Maryland railroad follows the winding path of the Potomac near the settlement of Wilson. Named peaks such as Table Rock, Charcoal Hill, and Conneway Hill overlook a network of tributary runs, reflecting a deeply carved plateau region where topography dictated the placement of early Bernard Road and Mason Road.