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1951 Map of Anacostia

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Anacostia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

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St Elizabeths Hospital and the Naval Receiving Sta dominate the western edge of this mid-century survey, marking the transition between the urbanized Anacostia district and the rapidly developing hills of Prince Georges Co. This era shows the federal footprint expanding significantly into the Maryland suburbs, evidenced by the Bureau of the Census in Suitland and the massive sprawl of Andrews Air Force Base to the east.

Residential growth is captured through a dense network of post-war developments like Glassmanor and Barnaby Manor Oaks, yet the landscape retains historical markers such as St Barnabas Ch and the Rosecroft Raceway. Local commerce and social life are anchored by neighborhood schools like Anacostia High Sch and Surrattsville Sch, while the wooded valleys of Henson Creek and Oxon Run provide the natural corridors that define the region's topography.