Map shows the topography and boundaries of what today are the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the southern portion of Ohio, the eastern portion of Kentucky, and the northeastern portion of Tennessee. Narrow strips of Pennsylvania and North Carolina are at the top and bottom of the map. The Atlantic Ocean is in the southeast corner of the map.

The coastal plains are laced with the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Potomac, the James and other rivers. Moving west or left, the coastal plain gives way to the hills of the piedmont.

The Potomac is initially blue but then is the dark line forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia. The Potomac reaches into the mountains. To the west (or left) of the mountains is the Ohio Valley. Again the rivers of the Ohio Valley are visible as they provide the political boundaries among Ohio, Kentucky and Western Virginia.

The Wilderness trail crosses the Appalachians in Southwest Virginia and leads out to the point where Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee meet.

Source: National Geophysical Data Center,
U.S. Images from 30 Second Topographic Data.