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1943 Map of Baltimore

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Baltimore's industrial and urban footprint expanded significantly by the early 1940s, as shown in this detailed portrait of the city and its rural northern reaches. The inner harbor, centered on the Basin and North West Harbor, reveals a dense network of piers and rail yards serving the Pennsylvania RR and Baltimore and Ohio RR. Beyond the city's red-tinted residential core, institutional landmarks like Johns Hopkins Univ and the State Penitentiary stand alongside historic green spaces such as Druid Hill Park and Patterson Park.

North of the city, the landscape transitions into the valleys of Loch Raven Reservoir and Green Spring Valley, where established towns like Towson and Lutherville grew along the York Road corridor. The presence of Logan Field and Fort McHenry National Mon underscores the area's strategic importance during the war years, while the northern quarries at Texas and settlements like Cockeysville reflect the region's diverse economic base.