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1953 Map of Charlotte Hall

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Charlotte Hall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Charlotte Hall Military Academy serves as a prominent landmark in this Southern Maryland landscape, situated near the boundary between Charles and St. Marys counties. During the mid-century, the area maintained a rural character defined by small crossroads settlements such as Newmarket and Thompson Corner. This survey, updated with 1974 photorevisions, captures a transition in transportation as sections of the local infrastructure are marked Abandoned.

Religious and educational life is well-documented through numerous country churches like St Marys Ch and Bethel Ch, alongside small schoolhouses including White Marsh Sch. The southern portion of the map is defined by the winding course of the Wicomico River, where the landing at Luckton Ldg and the point at Luckton Pt highlight the historical importance of the river for local transit and commerce. The interior is a network of named drainages like Chaptico Creek and Gilbert Creek that shaped early settlement patterns.