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1900 Map of Elkton

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Elkton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

The Elk River and its intricate network of tributaries dominate this landscape at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, where Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware meet. Centered on the hub of Elkton, the map reveals a late nineteenth-century economy transitioning from river-based transport to heavy rail. While Elkton Landing and the Town Wharf emphasize the maritime importance of the North East River, the presence of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad signals the era's industrial shift.

Upstream, the landscape is dotted with small mill settlements and crossroads like Elk Mills and Chrome. The eastern edge is defined by the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, featuring the Pivot Bridge, a critical crossing point for local traffic. From the heights of Egg Hill to the marshes of Back Creek Neck, the survey captures the region's complex topography and the established turnpike routes that connected these borderland communities before the modernization of the mid-twentieth century.