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1911 Map of Taneytown

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Taneytown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Taneytown stands as a central hub in this early 20th-century landscape where the Central Northern RR and Western Maryland RR converge. The terrain is defined by the intricate drainages of Marsh Creek, Piney Creek, and Big Pipe Creek, which powered a dense network of local industry. Numerous family-named operations like Arters Mill, Hahns Mill, and Wagners Mill line the banks, illustrating the water-driven economy of the era.

Social life is mapped through a high density of rural institutions, from New Windsor College to smaller schoolhouses like Centennial Hall School and Blocks School. The spiritual landscape is equally well-documented with Barts Church, Dunkard Church, and Stone Chapel serving their respective communities. Evidence of earlier industry persists at the southern edge near Coppermine, while the crossing of the Monocacy River at Bridgeport marks the western boundary of this Maryland-Pennsylvania borderland.