1956 Map of Brandywine

About this map

The Boys Village of Maryland and the sprawling U S Military Reservation Globecom Radio Receiving Station dominate this southern Prince George's County landscape. This 1956 survey, updated with late-1970s revisions, captures a region defined by institutional land use and traditional rural crossroads. Significant military and scientific presence is evident at the U S Naval Reservation and its Magnetic Observatory near Cheltenham. To the south, the Cedarville National Resource Management Area spans the border into Charles County, preserving the headwaters of Zekiah Swamp Run. The map records numerous community centers such as Baden, Horsehead, and North Keys, alongside local landmarks like St Pauls Ch and the Orme Sch. The transition of the local economy is seen in the purple revision overlays, which indicate new residential developments and the tracks of Conrail cutting through the older tobacco-growing countryside.