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1953 Map of Charlotte Hall

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Charlotte Hall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Charlotte Hall Military Academy serves as a prominent landmark in the north, anchoring a region where the boundary between Charles and St. Mary's counties follows the winding course of Gilbert Run. The landscape is defined by the transition from upland ridges to the wide marshes of the Wicomico River in the southwest, with small agricultural communities and rural crossroads connected by a network of local schools and churches.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the social fabric of the early 1950s through several scattered landmarks, from the John Wesley Cemetery and Bethel Church near Budds Creek to the schools at White Marsh and Red Gate. The presence of Luckton Landing on the river and the inland settlements of Mechanicsville and Newmarket reflect a traditional Maryland tidewater economy established long before modern suburban expansion.