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1892 Map of Leonardtown

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Leonardtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1892
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1892

About this map

Leonardtown serves as the hub of this Southern Maryland landscape, where the tides of Breton Bay meet the inland drainages of Mc. Intosh Run. The geography is defined by the massive Patuxent River, which separates St. Marys and Calvert counties. In the early 1890s, the region’s economy relied heavily on water-borne transport, evidenced by numerous landings and wharves such as Reeder Wharf, Clarks Wharf, and Stone Wharf that dot the shoreline.

The map records the ambitious but unrealized Proposed Drum Point R.R., cutting across the peninsula toward the coast. Notable inland settlements like Mechanicsville, Morganza, and Hollywood are connected by a network of local roads. Along the river, historical landmarks like Sotterly stand near the water, while smaller coastal sites such as Drumcliff and Sand Gates illustrate the density of small-scale river commerce before the rise of modern highways.