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1901 Map of Chestertown

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Chestertown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The Chester River serves as the central artery for this Eastern Shore landscape, winding past the county seats of Chestertown in Kent and Centerville in Queen Anne. At the start of the twentieth century, the region's economy relies heavily on water-borne transit and rail connections. Numerous landings and wharves, such as Learys Mill Whf. and Bogles Wharf, punctuate the deeply indented shoreline of Langford Bay and the various necks of land like Wilmer Neck and Corsica Neck.

Inland, the survey reveals a network of established settlements and crossroads like Starkley Corner and Pomona, alongside the tracks of the Baltimore and Delaware Bay R.R. and the Queen Anne and Kent and Townsend line. Along the Chesapeake shore, Tolchester Beach stands out as a prominent landmark, while smaller communities like Edesville and Rockhall anchor the agricultural and maritime life of the surrounding districts.