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1906 Map of St. Marys

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of St. Marys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

St. Marys and the surrounding Chesapeake tidewater appear in detail during this era of coastal navigation and rural settlement. The survey illustrates the deep integration of water and land, where the Patuxent River and Potomac River frame a landscape of numerous points and necks. Key maritime landmarks like Cove Point L.H. and Drum Point L.H. guide traffic toward established landing sites such as Pearson and Solomons.

Inland, the pattern of early 20th-century life is revealed through small hubs like Great Mills and Hermanville. Across the bay in Dorchester County, the map traces the low-lying reaches of Taylor Island and the isolated fishing communities of Hoopersville and Toddville. This edition provides an important record of the shoreline and maritime infrastructure before more modern developments altered the coast, including the prominence of Cornfield Harbor at the southern tip of the peninsula near Point Lookout.