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2019 Map of Sparrows Point

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Sparrows Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Industrial infrastructure and coastal residential communities define the landscape around Sparrows Point and Edgemere as the second decade of the 21st century comes to a close. The heavy industrial footprint of the steel and shipping works near Bear Creek Junction is documented alongside the dense network of workers' housing in Chesapeake Terrace and Lodge Forest. To the south, across the Patapsco River, suburban developments like Paradise Beach and Bayside Beach sit nestled along Bodkin Creek and Main Creek.

Evidence of the region's military and transport heritage remains visible, from the Old Nike Missile Site Rd in Anne Arundel County to the historic grounds of Fort Howard on the tip of Patapsco River Neck. Navigational channels, including the Brewerton Channel and Cutoff Channel, cut through the river to support Baltimore’s maritime traffic. Family history researchers may find the Hancock Cem near Hickory Point and the various residential pockets such as Ramona Beach and Venice on the Bay valuable for tracing property locations.