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1910 Map of Antietam

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Antietam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Sharpsburg and its surrounding countryside reflect a landscape heavily defined by its Civil War heritage and the industrial corridors of the early twentieth century. West of the South Mountain range, the map detail encompasses the historic grounds of Bloody Lane, the Dunkard Church, and Burnside Bridge along Antietam Creek. These landmarks of the 1862 conflict sit amidst a developing network of turnpikes like the Boonsboro Pike and early rail lines, including the Washington County Br and the Hagerstown and Frederick Electric Ry.

The Potomac River serves as a major geographical and economic artery, flanked by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Settlements such as Brunswick, Knoxville, and Sandy Hook Keep-Tryst P.O. cluster near the river, while mountain gaps like Crampton Gap and Foxs Gap provided critical passage through the high ridges of the Blue Ridge. From the heights of Maryland Heights to the residential streets of Middletown, this survey captures the transition from a nineteenth-century agrarian and military landscape to a more connected regional economy.