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1953 Map of New Windsor

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of New Windsor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Western Maryland railroad tracks cut a diagonal path across this Carroll County landscape, connecting the regional hub of Westminster with the college town of New Windsor. The mid-century era finds this area deeply rooted in its agricultural and educational foundations, anchored by New Windsor College and Western Maryland College. The terrain is defined by the prominent ridge lines of Parrs Ridge and Clear Ridge, which overlook the fertile Wakefield Valley.

Rural industry and local faith centers are densely plotted along the waterways of Big Pipe Creek and Little Pipe Creek. Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous named mills including Wakefield Mill, Wagners Mill, and Roop Mill, alongside several historic congregations such as Stone Chapel and Strawbridge Ch. From the northern settlement of Tyrone to Marston in the south, the map preserves a network of small crossroads and family-named landmarks like Jasontown and Warfieldsburg before modern suburban expansion significantly altered the Maryland countryside.