1900-1909 Maps of Dorchester County, Maryland

1. 1901 Map of Drum Point

   

   1901 Drum Point

   1901 Print · USGS

   The maritime heart of the lower Chesapeake Bay comes alive in this turn-of-the-century survey of the Calvert and St. Mary’s coastline. Genealogists and historians can trace old landings and light stations like Millstone Landing, Spencers Wharf, and the Drum Pt. L.H. at the mouth of the Patuxent River.

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4. 1903 Map of Nanticoke

   

   1903 Nanticoke

   1903 Print · USGS

   The Nanticoke River and Fishing Bay define this era of Eastern Shore life at the opening of the twentieth century. Genealogists can trace family names at waterfront landings like Lewis Ldg. or find early rail connections at Vienna and Mardela Springs.

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7. 1903 Map of Bloodsworth Island

   

   1903 Bloodsworth Island

   1903 Print · USGS

   Coastal life in the Dorchester County marshes is preserved here at the turn of the century. Genealogists and maritime historians can trace the early layout of Applegarth and Holland Island alongside landmarks like Hooper Strait L.H.

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10. 1903 Map of Deal Island

    

    1903 Deal Island

    1903 Print · USGS

    Somerset County's coastal marshes and island communities come to life in this turn-of-the-century survey of the Chesapeake. Genealogists and maritime historians can trace family locations from DEAL ISLAND to Upper Fairmount, and locate early navigation aids like Great Shoals L.H. or the rail terminus at Hopewell.

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13. 1904 Map of Sharps Island

    

    1904 Sharps Island

    1904 Print · USGS

    The Eastern Shore at the turn of the century shows a world of tidewater landings and island communities along the Choptank River. Genealogists and maritime historians can trace early settlements like Neavitt and Avalon, or locate the original site of the Sharps Island L.H.

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16. 1904 Map of Oxford

    

    1904 Oxford

    1904 Print · USGS

    Coastal Maryland at the start of the twentieth century was a world of steamships, rail landings, and tide-driven commerce. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and watermen's hubs near Cambridge, Oxford, and the landing at Trappe Ldg.

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19. 1905 Map of Crapo

    

    1905 Crapo

    1905 Print · USGS

    Dorchester County at the turn of the century is a landscape of tide-water landings and island villages. Genealogists can trace family roots in Lakesville, Bucktown, and Hoopersville, or locate early maritime sites like Shorters Landing and the Steamboat Route.

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22. 1905 Map of Hurlock

    

    1905 Hurlock

    1905 Print · USGS

    Dorchester and Caroline Counties thrive on a river-and-rail economy at the turn of the century. Genealogists can trace family roots through landings and crossings like Tennalls Wharf, Harrison Ferry, and the junction at Hurlock.

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25. 1905 Map of Drum Point

    

    1905 Drum Point

    1905 Print · USGS

    The Chesapeake Bay shoreline at the turn of the century shows a landscape defined by deep-water landings and remote island settlements. Genealogists and maritime historians can trace early wharves and landings like Spencers Wharf, Millstone Landing, and the village of Solomons.

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28. 1906 Map of St. Marys

    

    1906 St. Marys

    1906 Print · USGS

    Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River converge in this 1906 survey of the Maryland and Virginia tidewater. Historians can trace the region's maritime heritage through dozens of named landings and islands, from Solomons Id. to the remote reaches of Smith Island.

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31. 1908 Map of Choptank

    

    1908 Choptank

    1908 Print · USGS

    Maryland's Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay are captured here at the start of the twentieth century, showing a world of steamships and rail. Genealogists can trace family names at St Michaels, Oxford, and waterfront landings like Claiborne or Arundel on the Bay.

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