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1957 Map of Piscataway

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Piscataway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Piscataway and the surrounding woodlands of southern Prince George's County are captured here in a period of suburban transition. While established settlements like Silesia and Waldorf anchor the landscape, the 1971 revisions highlighted in purple show the postwar expansion of neighborhoods like Fort Washington Forest and Piscataway Hills. This layering of data reveals how new subdivisions began to encroach upon older agricultural tracts and church-centered communities such as Providence Ch and St Marys Ch.

Tracing the border between Prince Georges and Charles Counties, the map follows the course of Mattawoman Creek through dense lowlands. Inland, the rural character is defined by a network of winding roads like Livingston Road and Danville Road, connecting scattered landmarks including the McKendree Cemetery and the industrial activity of local Gravel Pits. The presence of the Penn Central line near the southeastern corner signals the region's connection to the broader rail corridor during this era.