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1912 Map of Point Lookout

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Point Lookout
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The southernmost tip of St. Mary's County is defined by the convergence of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout. This early twentieth-century landscape is characterized by a high concentration of water-access points such as Broomes Wharf, Grason Wharf, and Benville Wharf, which facilitated the local economy before modern road networks dominated the peninsula.

Inland settlements like St Inigoes, Ridge, and Scotland are connected by narrow corridors of high ground between complex tidal inlets including St Inigoes Creek and Smith Creek. The map shows a distinct partition of the peninsula into districts like Centerville, Valley, and St. George Island. Notable landmarks such as St. George Island and the protected waters of Cornfield Harbor highlight the area's deep maritime heritage, while smaller communities like Great Mills and Drayden anchor the northern reaches of the quadrangle.