1953 Map of North Beach

About this map

North Beach and Chesapeake Beach anchor the coastline in this detailed survey of the western shore, where the development of mid-century summer colonies and year-round settlements meets the agricultural interior. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by tidal waterways, with Fishing Creek winding through the lowlands toward the Chesapeake Bay. Coastal communities like Randle Cliff Beach, Holiday Beach, and Willow Beach Colony show the dense lotting of a burgeoning resort era, while the inland areas around Friendship and Sunderland maintain a more rural character defined by scattered farmsteads and historic parishes such as All Saints Ch. Significant maritime and military activity is represented by Rose Haven Harbor on Herring Bay and the nearby U S Naval Reservation, providing a record of how federal and recreational interests occupied this stretch of Calvert and Anne Arundel counties.