1904 Map of North Point

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Sparrows Point and the industrial waterfront of Chesapeake Mills dominate the northern shores of the Patapsco River in this turn-of-the-century Maryland survey. This era reveals the maritime defenses of the Chesapeake Bay in high detail, featuring Fort Howard at North Point and Fort Smallwood on Rock Point, guarding the approaches to Baltimore. The landscape is defined by intricate tidal inlets like Bodkin Creek and Back River, where small settlements such as Frizell and Lakeshore are just beginning to take shape.