1944 Map of Harrington

About this map

The Pennsylvania railroad corridor serves as the primary north-south spine for this rural landscape, anchoring the bustling depot at Harrington and the smaller station at Farmington. This 1944 edition, revised from 1930s aerial photography, captures a mid-century interior coastal plain defined by a dense network of country schools and family-named intersections. Educational hubs like Piney Grove Sch, Redman Sch, and Sunnyside Sch are scattered among the agricultural fields, while old routes like the Kings Highway thread through the drainage basins of Marshyhope Creek and White Marsh. The map provides a precise look at the Delaware-Maryland border, where the state line bisects small border communities including Whiteleysburg, Burrsville, and Hickman. It is a notable record of a localized geography before the consolidation of rural school districts and modern highway expansion changed the social landscape.