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1954 Map of Gibson Island

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Gibson Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Gibson Island community and the surrounding shores of the Magothy River are meticulously detailed in this mid-century survey, which reveals a landscape defined by private estates, maritime infrastructure, and institutional land use. On the island itself, the Golf Course and St Christopher by the Sea Church sit alongside quiet inlets like Otter Pond, while the mainland features growing residential developments such as Cape St Claire and Lake Shore.

A notable historical layer is found in the public and scientific facilities along the shoreline, including the State Prison Camp near Sandy Point State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Institute Field Laboratory Johns Hopkins University. Maritime navigation is well-represented by the Baltimore Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay and the precisely mapped Craighill Channel. Local history and genealogy interest is supported by labeled landmarks like Mt Calvary Ch, St Margarets, and several small family homestead locations like Henekes Corner and Dulls Corner.