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1910 Map of Antietam

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Antietam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Bloody Lane and the Burnside Bridge anchor the western portion of this survey, marking the landscape of the 1862 conflict near Sharpsburg. The terrain is defined by the parallel ridges of South Mountain and Elk Ridge, which channel movement through strategic passes like Foxs Gap and Crampton Gap. Along the southern border, the Potomac River serves as a vital corridor, shadowed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, which converge at the bustling rail center of Brunswick.

Smaller rural life is evident in the numerous family-named landmarks and local institutions, from Dunkard Church and McClellans Lookout to isolated schools like Reno School and Olive School. The map captures a high-density network of turnpikes and secondary roads, such as the Frederick and Middletown Pike, connecting established towns like Middletown and Keedysville with defunct post offices and mill sites including Garretts Mill and Eakles Mills.