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1904 Map of Annapolis

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

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

Annapolis and the U. S. Naval Academy dominate the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at the dawn of the twentieth century. This survey details a maritime landscape defined by deep-water inlets and burgeoning waterfront communities like Eastport and Bay Ridge. Across the bay, Kent Island serves as a critical junction for commerce, with its interior farming settlements of Stevensville and Chester linked to the wider region.

The map reveals the intricate shoreline of the Severn River and South River, alongside the remote stretches of Bay Hundred on the Eastern Shore. Significant for genealogists, the map identifies small, established locales such as Dominion, Claiborne, and Sherwood. Numerous lighthouses, marked as L.H., stand at key points like Thomas Pt. and Bloody Pt., illustrating the essential navigation network required for the bay's busy shipping lanes and fishing grounds.