1953 Map of Prince Frederick

About this map

Prince Frederick serves as the focal point of this mid-century Calvert County landscape, situated atop the ridge between the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay. The 1953 survey captures a rural Maryland peninsula defined by its social infrastructure, featuring numerous community landmarks such as St Pauls Ch, Wesley Ch, and the County Hospital. Educational centers like Brooks High Sch and Plum Point Sch are scattered across the interior, connected by a network of winding roads that follow the high ground between deeply incised drainage systems like Hunting Creek and Parker Creek. Along the eastern shoreline, established waterfront communities such as Dares Beach and the distinctive Scientists Cliffs demonstrate the era's coastal residential patterns. This map offers a clear view of the county seat's layout before later suburban expansion, preserving the locations of family-named cemeteries like Asberry Cem and Calvary Cem.