1967 Map of Berlin

About this map

Berlin serves as the focal point of this coastal Maryland landscape, where the inland agricultural patterns of Worcester County meet the tidal reaches of the Sinepuxent Bay. The map documents a community deeply connected to its local heritage, evidenced by the Stephen Decatur Monument and the Stephen Decatur High Sch, honoring the naval hero born in nearby Ironshire. Beyond the town center, a network of smaller settlements like Germantown, Briddletown, and Friendship are connected by roads such as Georgetown Road and the Conrail line. To the east, the geography shifts into the complex waterways of Turville Neck and Golden Quarter, eventually reaching the pristine expanse of the Assateague Island National Seashore. This survey captures the transition between the established millponds of the interior, such as Bassett Millpond, and the maritime infrastructure of Snug Harbor and the Ocean City Airport as coastal development began to intensify in the early 1980s.