1983 Map of Leonardtown

About this map

Leonardtown serves as the focal point of this Southern Maryland landscape, situated where the Potomac River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The region is defined by its deep maritime and military character, from the historic St Marys City to the expansive Patuxent River Air Test Center near Lexington Park. The map reveals a complex network of peninsulas including Cobb Neck and St Inigoes Neck, as well as the marshy expanse of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge across the bay in Dorchester County. Infrastructure of the late twentieth century is prominent, most notably the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the Naval Surface Weapons Center (Solomons Facility). Cultural preservation is evident at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument along the Virginia shoreline, contrasting with the active naval reservations and river-dependent settlements like Solomons and Colonial Beach.