1893 Map of North Point

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The Patapsco River and northern Chesapeake Bay define this 1890s survey of the maritime approaches to Baltimore. The industrial character of the shoreline is evident at Steelton and Sparrow Pt., while the southern reaches of Anne Arundel reveal a more rural, creek-dissected landscape. Navigational markers like the Seven Foot Knoll Light and the Craighill Channel Front Light highlight the critical importance of these waters for late 19th-century shipping. Along the eastern shore, the map documents established maritime outposts such as Rock Hall Landing and Kent Landing on Kent Island. Inland, small community hubs like Jacob Store and St Margaret appear alongside family-named points and coves, offering a detailed view of the region's topography before mid-century suburbanization changed the character of the bay's western neck.