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1953 Map of Funkstown

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Funkstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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Antietam Creek snakes through the center of this landscape, its tight meanders defining the topography between Hagerstown and Boonsboro. The mid-century character of Washington County is visible in the mix of industrial sidings and agricultural institutionalism, most notably at the State Penal Farm near Roxbury. Transportation networks including the Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio railroads parallel the creek, serving small rural hubs like Breathedsville and Funkstown.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous small communities and crossroads such as Lappans, Benevola, and Tilghmanton. The eastern edge of the map rises toward Short Hill, where Washington Monument State Park marks the higher elevations. Historic spiritual and educational anchors are frequent, from St Marks Ch and Munroe Chapel to the Boonsboro High Sch, providing a detailed record of the mid-20th-century social geography.