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1958 Map of New Freedom

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of New Freedom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Mason and Dixon Line defines the core of this landscape, separating the townships of Shrewsbury and Hopewell in Pennsylvania from Baltimore County, Maryland. At the northern edge, New Freedom serves as a primary hub, while the Penn Central rail corridor threads southward through the valley of Beetree Run and Little Falls, passing the rural community of Bentley Springs. The southern portion is dominated by the sprawling fingers of the Prettyboy Reservoir, specifically Frog Hollow Cove, which dramatically altered the local topography and drainage patterns of the Gunpowder Falls river system.

Institutional and community landmarks are scattered throughout the rural corridors, including the Seventh District Sch, Sixth District Sch, and the Summit Grove Camp. Local industry and history are anchored by sites such as Gores Mill and Valley Mill, while the cross-border identity of the region is personified by the village of Maryland Line. Numerous country churches and family burial grounds, such as Stablers Ch and the Bowser Cem, provide significant points of interest for those tracing the lineage of these borderland communities.