1943 Map of Eden

About this map

The Wicomico River carves a deep, winding path through the heart of this coastal Maryland landscape, where mid-century life was defined by river crossings and small crossroads communities. Rural settlements such as Catchpenny and Siloam are connected by a network of local roads leading to critical transit points like Upper Ferry. The map captures a unique social and health landscape of the era, including the Pine Bluff Sanitarium near Shad Point and the Quantico Forest Fire Lookout Tower standing watch over the northern woods. In the south, the Pennsylvania railroad line serves the town of Eden and provides a transit corridor between Wicomico and Somerset Counties. From the scattered homesteads of the Ferry Road Settlement to the church at Trinity, the map documents the historic footprint of the Delmarva Peninsula before modern development shifted these traditional patterns of movement and commerce.