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2016 Map of Thoroughfare Gap

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Thoroughfare Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Bull Run Mountains and Pond Mountains form a significant natural barrier along the border of Fauquier and Prince William counties. Movement through this corridor is historically funneled through geographic breaks like Thoroughfare Gap and Hopewell Gap. This concentration of travel and trade is anchored by landmarks such as Beverley Mill and the crossroads at Broad Run.

South of the mountains, the landscape transitions into a network of residential communities and agricultural lands punctuated by water features like Lake Manassas, Lake Brittle, and Silver Lake. The map details the growth of Haymarket and Gainesville, while also preserving local genealogy through several burial grounds, including Saint Pauls Cem, Beulah Cem, and the Buckland Cem near the settlement of Buckland.