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2016 Map of Baltimore East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Baltimore East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine guards the harbor entrance at Whetstone Point, anchoring the industrial and maritime landscape of the mid-2010s. The eastern reaches of Baltimore are defined by an intricate network of historical neighborhoods and massive cemetery complexes, including the sprawling Baltimore Cemetery and Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery. The shoreline reveals a heavy reliance on the water, with the West Channel and East Channel flanking Locust Point and the busy docks of Fells Point.

Academic and cultural hubs like Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University are integrated into the urban grid alongside older residential pockets such as Govanstown and Lauraville. The terrain is cut by the Herring Run valley, which provides a corridor of open space amidst the dense development of Orangeville and Armistead Gardens. This survey provides a modern accounting of the city's surviving historic infrastructure and the continuing operations along the CSX rail lines.