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1900 Map of Elkton

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Elkton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Elkton Landing sits at the head of navigation for the Elk River, serving as a critical junction for commerce where water transport met the rail lines of the Baltimore And Ohio R. R. and the Philadelphia Wilmington And Baltimore R. R. at the turn of the century. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Big Elk Creek and Little Elk Creek, flowing south toward the Chesapeake Bay.

Strategic transport infrastructure is evident throughout the county, from the Pivot Bridge crossing the Back Creek to the northern reaches of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The map reveals a dense network of late-nineteenth-century rural life, featuring family-named locations such as Egg Hill, Iron Hill, and Barksdale. Coastal points including Oldfield Pt. and Courthouse Pt. line the river necks, marking a period when maritime wharves like Town Pt. Wharf were essential for regional movement.