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1966 Map of Girdletree

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Girdletree
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Girdletree and Stockton serve as central hubs in this coastal Worcester County landscape during the mid-1960s, a period where the traditional rural infrastructure of small schools and country churches remained prominent. The transition from the dense timber of the Pocomoke State Forest in the northwest to the tidal marshes of Chincoteague Bay in the southeast is punctuated by numerous millruns and ditches, including Marshall Mill Run and Swamp Ditch Road.

Genealogical interest is found in the scattered rural community centers like Klej Grange and Welbourne, while the borderlands between Maryland and Virginia near Franklin City show the intricate relationship between the land and the surrounding waters of Purnell Bay. Educational and spiritual life is documented through features such as the Church Street Sch, Wesley Ch, and the Old Shiloh Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted settlement patterns of the Delmarva Peninsula.