1944 Map of Price

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Agricultural lands and low-lying wetlands dominate this mid-century survey of the Eastern Shore, where the Pennsylvania railroad cuts a diagonal line through the landscape. Small farming communities and crossroads such as Price, Ingleside, and Hayden serve as local hubs, connected by a network of rural roads that navigate around the numerous waterways like Wildcat Branch and German Branch. The map reveals a deeply established social infrastructure, featuring the County Home near Ruthsburg and educational landmarks like Roseville Sch and the St Gertrude Academy near the border of Queen Annes and Caroline counties. Along the eastern edge, the village of Bridgetown sits near the Bridgetown Ch, marking a point where local commerce and faith intersected. This 1940s landscape illustrates a period when steam-age rail still dictated the movement of goods through the Maryland interior before the widespread expansion of modern highways.