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1899 Map of Patuxent

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Patuxent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1901
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1901

About this map

Upper Marlboro and the river-dependent settlements of southern Maryland are presented here at the close of the 19th century, showing a landscape defined by its complex waterways and emerging rail lines. The Patuxent River serves as a central artery, dotted with historic crossings like Magruder Ferry and commercial hubs such as Lyons Wharf. To the west, the expansion of education and institutional life is visible at the Maryland Agril. College and the Maryland Reform School.

Transport networks are in a state of transition, with the Pope Creek Railroad and the Washington and Potomac R.R. cutting through agricultural lands. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as St. Barnabas Ch. and St. Thomas Ch. or trace the early development of communities like Hyattsville and Bladensburg. The detailed topography captures the transition from the Zekiah Swamp lowlands to the coastal points along Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay.