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Frederick Countys Ancient Soils Tell a Future Map
The Frederick County soil survey by the Soil Conservation Service led by Robert Holmes maps 35 soil types across five regions. It explains soil formation from dolomitic limestone to shale, notes weathering, and details bore holes and three acre plots to classify land for uses such as orchards, septic fields, or building sites.
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Frederick County
North Mountain
Apple Pie Ridge
Middle Road
Cedar Creek
Dept. of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Robert Holmes
Nature
Holmes
Rt. 11
Clarke County
Warren County
Round Hill
Limestone Valley
Mountain
Soil Survey
J Miles Cary