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1923 Map of Indian Head

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Indian Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

The Potomac River corridor south of Washington D.C. is shown here during a significant period of military and infrastructure development. The landscape is dominated by heavy coastal defenses and early 20th-century government sites, including Fort Humphreys, Fort Hunt, and the Naval Proving Ground near Glynmont. This survey captures the transition from a river-based economy, with numerous landings like Marshall Hall PO, to a rail and road network represented by the Richmond Washington Highway and the Occoquan Sta railroad connection.

Local civic life is extensively documented through numerous rural institutions, including the Woodlawn School (Colored), Pohick Church, and the Colchester School. The intricate network of tidal inlets, from Mattawoman Creek to Piscataway Creek, illustrates the complex geography of the Maryland-Virginia borderlands. Industrial traces like Millards Mill and old transport paths such as the Old Wagon Road offer researchers a look at the area's older settlement patterns before the mid-century expansion of the capital region.