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1902 Map of Parkton, 1923 Print

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1902 Map of Parkton

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Gunpowder Falls carves through the rolling countryside of northern Baltimore and Harford counties in this early twentieth-century survey. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the curiously named First Mine Branch, Second Mine Branch, and Third Mine Branch near Stablersville. These streams fed the rural economy of the era, supporting small milling centers like Gorsuchs Mills near the Pennsylvania border.

Regional connectivity is dominated by the Northern Central R. R. and the Stewartstown R. R., which facilitated travel and trade between rural Maryland and the burgeoning towns across the Pennsylvania Maryland line. Significant thoroughfares like the York Turnpike parallel the rail lines, connecting settlements such as Parkton, Whitehall, and the border-straddling community of Maryland Line. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for family-named features like Spook Hill and numerous small hamlets such as Bradenbaugh and Shane.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1902

Date Published1923

PublisherU.S. Geological Survey

Map TypeTopographic

Scale1:62,500

Physical Dimensions16.5 x 19.8 inches

Editions of this 1902 Parkton Map

7 editions found

1902 Map of Parkton

1902 edition

16.5 x 19.9 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1907 Print

1907 edition

16.5 x 20 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1914 Print

1914 edition

16.5 x 19.8 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1923 Print

1923 edition

16.5 x 19.8 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1927 Print

1927 edition

16.5 x 19.8 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1939 Print

1939 edition

16.5 x 19.8 inches

1902 Map of Parkton, 1945 Print

1945 edition

16.4 x 20.8 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey

CopyrightPublic Domain