1969 Map of Sparrows Point

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Industrial development and coastal recreation define this 1969 survey of the Patapsco River mouth. The massive steel-making complex at Sparrows Point dominates the western shoreline, supported by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Peninsula Expressway. To the east, the landscape shifts toward the maritime and residential character of Edgemere and Millers Island, where the Back River meets Hawk Cove. Across the water on Hog Neck, the map details a string of mid-century waterfront communities like Venice on the Bay and Bayside Beach. This era captures the height of the area's industrial importance alongside the established medical and military presence at Fort Howard, including the Fort Howard Veterans Hospital located at the tip of the peninsula overlooking Old Road Bay.