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1954 Map of Gibson Island

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Gibson Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Gibson Island sits at the mouth of the Magothy River, defined by its private drives, a prominent Golf Course, and the St Christopher by the Sea Church. This mid-century survey reveals a shoreline dense with maritime infrastructure, from the Ship to Shore Telephone Outlet to the iconic Baltimore Lighthouse standing in the Chesapeake Bay.

On the mainland, the Broad Neck peninsula shows a mix of growing residential communities like Cape St Claire and Lake Shore alongside institutional sites such as the State Prison Camp and the Chesapeake Bay Institute Field Laboratory. The coastal geography is intricate, marked by family-named points and coves including Mathias Cove and Adams Pt. Inland, the landscape retains its rural roots with landmarks like Mt Carmel church and the small settlement at St Margarets along the Blue Star Memorial Highway.