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1905 Map of Barclay

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Barclay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

The Chester River forms the northern boundary of this 1904 survey, where historic river commerce was still active at Spry Landing and Deer Landing. Further inland, the landscape of Queen Anne's and Caroline counties is defined by a dense network of farming crossroads and small settlements. The Washington and Baltimore and Philadelphia RR cuts diagonally across the terrain, serving towns like Barclay and Sudlersville.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, from the Ashland Hayden P O to the Benedictine Convent in the south. The eastern edge of the map tracks the Maryland Delaware Boundary Line, where the settlement of Marydel straddles the border. The intricate drainage systems, including the Long Marsh Boundary Line Ditch, reveal the historical effort to manage the low-lying agricultural lands between the Choptank River and the Chester.