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1989 Map of Baltimore

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Chesapeake Bay and the upper reaches of the Potomac River anchor this late-twentieth-century study of the Mid-Atlantic corridor. Reaching from the industrial waterfronts of Baltimore and Dundalk to the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the landscape reveals a dense network of suburban expansion and military installations. Significant federal lands like the Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort George G. Meade occupy vast tracts near the coast, while the interior is defined by critical water management systems including Prettyboy Reservoir and Liberty Reservoir.

Preservation of the region's complex history is evident in the inclusion of Gettysburg National Military Park and Antietam National Battlefield to the north and west. The map captures the infrastructure of a mature 1980s economy, where the rail lines of CSX Transportation and Conrail interface with the massive interstate beltways surrounding the urban centers. From the maritime reaches of Kent Island to the peaks of Catoctin Mountain, the terrain transitions from estuarine lowlands to the high ridges of the Piedmont.