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1905 Map of Westminster

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Westminster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

About this map

Westminster serves as the focal point for this early twentieth-century survey of the Maryland-Pennsylvania borderlands. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the North Branch Patapsco River and Gunpowder Falls, with numerous smaller drainages like Indian Run and Georges Run carving through the terrain near Dug Hill Ridge. The region’s economic life is visible through the concentration of mills and railroad infrastructure, including Crave Run Mills and the Western Maryland R. R. which connects the primary hubs of Manchester and Hampstead.

Smaller hamlets such as Snydersburg, Mexico, and Hoffmanville dot the countryside, linked by a network of early thoroughfares like the Reisterstown Turnpike and the Harrisburg Road. Local religious and industrial sites are documented with precision, from Emory Church and Shiloh to the Tannery and Cranberry Station, providing a detailed view of the rural communities and cross-border geography during this period of development.