Emmitsburg stands at the crossroads of Northern Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania, where the Taneytown Pike meets historic routes like N Seton Ave. This modern topographic study reveals a landscape heavily defined by its spiritual and educational heritage, anchored by settlements like Saint Anthony and numerous burial grounds including Old Mount Saint Marys Cem and Saint Josephs Cem. The terrain transitions from the elevations of College Mtn in the west down toward the Monocacy River basin. The map captures a high density of rural infrastructure, from the Four Points Bridge spanning Toms Creek to the small airfields of Catoctin Crosswind Airport and Bell Airport. Between the named runs and creeks like Flat Run and Saint Mary Run, the survey meticulously details a network of family-named roads and outlying communities such as Motters and Keysville.
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1908 · Gettysburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1909 · Fairfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Taneytown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Emmitsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Gettysburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1943 · Emmitsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Union Bridge
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Catoctin Furnace
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Gettysburg
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Blue Ridge Summit
USGS Topo · 1:31,680