1966 Map of Woodstock

About this map

Woodstock serves as the valley anchor for this mid-century survey, where the Southern railroad line runs parallel to the winding Pughs Run. To the west, the landscape rises sharply into the ridges of the George Washington National Forest, defined by the parallel crests of Little North Mountain and Capon Mountain. The industrial heritage of the Shenandoah Valley is evident in the remains of the iron industry at Columbia Furnace and the Van Buren Furnace (Ruins) located near Sulphur Springs Gap. These sites, along with small crossroads like Alonzaville and St Luke, reflect a transition from 19th-century resource extraction to a rural agricultural and educational landscape, exemplified by the Massanutten Military Academy on the edge of the county seat. The map also detail numerous small churches and family-named hollows, including Patmos Ch and Racer Camp Hollow, providing a detailed record of local settlement patterns.