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1957 Map of Baltimore

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Baltimore and the northern Chesapeake Bay serve as the hub for this mid-century regional survey, which captures the industrial and military landscape of the Mid-Atlantic. The map illustrates a dense network of transit and defense, from the Aberdeen Proving Ground and Edgewood Arsenal along the shore to Fort George G Meade Military Reservation further inland. Major rail corridors like the Pennsylvania RR and Baltimore & Ohio RR connect the city to outlying centers such as Hagerstown, York, and Chambersburg.

Westward, the terrain transitions into the ridges of South Mountain and the Blue Ridge, where Gettysburg National Military Park and Catoctin Mountain Park mark significant cultural and natural landmarks. The prominence of the Susquehanna River and major water projects like Conowingo Lake and Loch Raven Reservoir highlight the region's reliance on these systems for both power and municipal water supply during this era of rapid suburban expansion near Silver Spring and Bethesda.