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1918 Map of Harrington

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Harrington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Harrington serves as the central rail hub in this early 20th-century landscape, where the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington line intersects the local infrastructure of Kent and Sussex counties. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of drainage ditches and branches, such as the White Marsh Ditch and Tantrough Ditch, which supported the agricultural productivity of the Delmarva Peninsula.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, including over twenty rural schools like Potash School, Coon Den School, and Hardscrabble School. Numerous crossroads settlements, often named for local families like Hopkins Corners and McNett Corners, reveal a pattern of dispersed community life before the consolidation of the mid-20th century. Notable crossings such as Gut Bridge and Woodenhawk Bridge mark the essential transit points over the region's many waterways.