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1972 Map of Princess Anne

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Princess Anne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The historic town of Princess Anne serves as the central hub of this 1970s orthophotomap, showing the community just as modern development began to interface with its long-established agricultural and academic roots. The campus of the Univ of Maryland Eastern Shore stands prominently near the town center, surrounded by local landmarks like Antioch Ch and Washington High Sch. This era captures the primary transportation corridor of the Penn Central railroad as it bisects the landscape, connecting the town with outlying settlements such as Arden Station and Westover.

Extensive wetlands define the surrounding Somerset County terrain, including the broad Tulls Swamp and Dublin Swamp. These low-lying areas are broken by necks of land such as Stewart Neck and Revels Neck, where small communities and country churches like Mt Hope Ch and St Marks Ch are situated. The map also documents local industry through several Gravel Pits and a Sand and Gravel Pit near Kings Creek.