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1947 Map of Relay

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Relay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Industrial and aviation development defines the suburban landscape south of Baltimore City in the late 1940s. The massive footprint of the Baltimore Friendship International Airport dominates the central terrain, while to the south, the Fort George G Meade Military Reservation and the U S Naval Academy Dairy mark significant federal land use. Along the shoreline, established maritime communities like Masonville and Fairfield sit near Curtis Bay, providing a view of the region's shipping and industrial roots before mid-century expansion.

Transit networks are in a state of transition, with the Baltimore and Ohio RR and Pennsylvania RR serving established junctions like Relay and St Denis. The emergence of modern roadways is evident in the Baltimore-Washington Expressway and Governor Ritchie Highway, which began to reshape the commuting patterns of Anne Arundel County. Local life is documented through numerous country schools and churches, including the Marley Neck Sch and St Marks Ch, alongside sprawling memorial grounds like Arbutus Memorial Park Cem.