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1904 Map of Annapolis

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Annapolis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Annapolis and its waterfront neighborhoods, including Eastport and the U. S. Naval Academy, anchor this coastal study at the start of the 20th century. The intricate shoreline of the Severn River and South River is documented in detail, highlighting local landmarks like Arundel on the Bay and the resort at Bay Ridge. This geography illustrates the vital maritime and rail connectivity of the era, where the Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line R. R. and the Bay Ridge R. R. serviced the Western Shore.

Across the Chesapeake Bay, the map provides a look at Kent Island and the neighboring shoreline of Talbot County. Rail lines such as the Queen Anne's R. R. at Stevensville and the M. D. & V. R. R. terminating at Claiborne demonstrate how transit moved people and goods to the Eastern Shore. Isolated landforms like Poplar Island and the marshy expanses of Crab Alley Bay appear here before decades of shoreline erosion and modern development altered their profiles.