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1969 Map of Curtis Bay

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Curtis Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The industrial and maritime activity of Baltimore and northern Anne Arundel County is on display in this late-1960s survey, showing a landscape defined by deep-water channels and sprawling infrastructure. Major shipping lanes like the Curtis Bay Channel and Brewerton Channel facilitate heavy commerce, supporting the Curtis Bay GSA Depot and the U S Coast Guard installation at Arundel Cove. The map documents the post-war suburbanization of the region, where older settlements like Glen Burnie and Brooklyn meet newer residential developments such as Harundale and Margate.

Evidence of the area's transit-heavy economy is clear in the path of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Thruway and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad lines. Historic land use is noted through several significant burial grounds, including Cedar Hill Cemetery and Holy Cross Cem, while the isolated hexagonal structure of Fort Carroll stands in the Patapsco River as a legacy of nineteenth-century harbor defense.