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1944 Map of Damascus

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Damascus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Mount Airy and Ridgeville serve as northern anchor points for this 1940s landscape where the borders of Frederick, Carroll, Howard, and Montgomery counties converge. The Baltimore and Ohio RR cuts through the northern section, passing by Parrsville and the industrial-sounding Plane No 4. This area represents a critical watershed divide, where the headwaters of the Patapsco River and Patuxent River begin their descent toward the Chesapeake, separated by the high ground of the Parrs Ridge.

Rural life is evidenced by the dense network of small crossroads such as Claggettsville, Kemptown, and Damascus. To the south, the topography is defined by the winding paths of Bennett Creek and Great Seneca Creek, with landmarks like Annapolis Rock rising above the surrounding valleys. The map documents the intricate road network connecting older settlements like Etchison and Kings Valley before the mid-century expansion of suburban development reached these agricultural uplands.