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1995 Map of Upper Tract

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Upper Tract
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Seneca Rocks rises dramatically above the South Branch Potomac River in this mid-1990s revision of Pendleton County terrain. The landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of Mill Mountain and Smoke Hole Cave Mountain, where the river carves through narrow gaps like Roy Gap. Settlement is concentrated along the river valley and the base of the ridges, notably at Upper Tract and Brushy Run.

Evidence of rural community life is scattered throughout the hollows and mountain flanks, including several remote houses of worship such as St Georges Smoke Hole Ch, Mt Hope Ch, and Wilson Ch. The inclusion of the Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area and its Seneca Rocks Visitor Center highlights the area's transition towards a protected recreational landscape, even as traditional landmarks like Eagle Rock and various family cemeteries remain preserved on the land.