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1901 Map of Salisbury

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Salisbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Salisbury serves as the central hub of this turn-of-the-century landscape, positioned where the New York Philadelphia and Norfolk R. R. and the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic R. R. converge. The city is surrounded by a network of smaller named neighborhoods and districts, including Jersey, Canton, Camden, and Frankford. A designated Steamboat Route navigates the Wicomico River, highlighting the era's reliance on both rail and water for commerce and travel.

To the north, the Delaware Maryland Boundary Line bisects the town of Delmar, while the surrounding countryside is dotted with family-named landmarks and essential community points like Fooks School. Small ponds such as Leonard Pond and Morris Pond are scattered across the terrain, reflecting the low-lying, water-rich geography of the Eastern Shore. This survey preserves the early layout of outlying settlements like Rockawalking, Fruitland, and Hebron before modern expansion altered the local geography.