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1956 Map of Baltimore

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Baltimore metropolitan area and the northern reaches of the Chesapeake Bay define the central landscape of this mid-century regional survey. Extending from the industrial harbor at Fort McHenry to the agricultural valleys of Hagerstown, the map documents a period of significant suburban expansion and military readiness. Major installations such as Fort George Meade Military Reservation and the Aberdeen Proving Ground occupy vast tracts along the coast and inland corridors.

Transportation networks are heavily represented by the intersection of the Pennsylvania RR and the Baltimore & Ohio RR, which supported the region's movement of goods between the Piedmont and the coast. To the north and west, the terrain rises toward the Blue Ridge and South Mountain, while water management is evident in the presence of Loch Raven Reservoir and Liberty Lake, essential for the growing population in Towson and Catonsville.