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1945 Map of Anacostia

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Anacostia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Anacostia River and its surrounding Anacostia Highlands define this 1945 landscape, capturing the southeastern edge of the District of Columbia and Prince George's County border just after the war. In the northwest, the dense urban street grid of Anacostia and Uniontown Station gives way to sprawling institutional grounds like St Elizabeths Hospital and various historic defense sites including Fort Stanton Park.

Further south and east, the map reveals a transition into more rural Maryland terrain, marked by family-named crossroads and historic community centers. Genealogists may find value in the placement of numerous schools and churches, such as Surrattsville School near Clinton and St Barnabas Church. The topography is intricately detailed along Oxon Run and Henson Creek, showing a world of small settlements like Silver Hill, Morningside, and Friendly before the massive suburban expansion of later decades.