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1904 Map of North Point

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of North Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Sparrow Point and the industrial activity at Chesapeake Mills dominate the northern shoreline of this survey, which captures the complex maritime landscape of the lower Patapsco River and the upper Chesapeake. The map details a period when the region's defense and navigation were central to its identity, featuring Fort Howard on North Point and Fort Smallwood guarding Rock Point. The intricate network of tidal creeks and peninsulas, including Hog Neck and Bodkin Neck, reveals a coastal economy of landings and wharves such as Wilsons Whf. and Gratitude Landing.

Further south, Gibson Island remains largely undeveloped, its interior Otter Pond and surrounding Magothy Narrows illustrating the natural state of the shoreline before modern expansion. On the eastern shore, the infrastructure of Kent Island is visible through Love Point Landing and Kent Island Landing, highlighting the critical steamboat and ferry connections that linked these peninsulas across the bay during the early twentieth century.