1942 Map of St. Michaels

About this map

St Michaels serves as the focal point of this maritime landscape along the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore. The town's layout is centered around its harbor at Navy Pt and Parrott Pt, while the Baltimore and Eastern railroad provides a critical land-based link to the interior. The surrounding waters of the Miles River and Hunting Creek define a highly articulated shoreline of deep coves and points, including Wye Island to the north and the peninsula of Church Neck Point to the south. Small inland settlements like Unionville, Copperville, and Tunis Mills are connected by a network of roads and the rail line, showing the early 1940s balance between traditional water-dependent industry and growing land transportation. Researchers can find specific landmarks such as St Stevens Ch and various family-named points like Bordley Point and Hopkins Point.