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1968 Map of Crisfield

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Crisfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The oyster-and-crab port of Crisfield sits at the heart of this coastal survey, where the terrestrial landscape of Somerset County dissolves into the intricate marshlands of the Chesapeake. The town is surrounded by tight-knit communities such as Lawsonia, Sackertown, and Byrdtown, reflecting the region’s dense water-dependent settlement pattern. The map documents essential local infrastructure including the McCready Mem Hospital, Woodson High Sch, and the U S Coast Guard Station near Somers Cove.

Beyond the developed harbor, the landscape transitions into the tidal reaches of Janes Island State Park and the Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area. Waterways like the Little Annemessex River and Jenkins Creek carve through the Lawson Marsh and Ware Point Marsh, highlighting the delicate balance between land and sea. This 1968 baseline, with revisions through the early 1990s, provides a technical view of the bathymetry in Pocomoke Sound, marking tidal flats and shifting guts along the Maryland and Virginia state line.