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1906 Map of Wilmington

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Wilmington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Wilmington sits at the convergence of the Brandywine River and Christiana River in this early twentieth-century survey of New Castle County. The landscape is defined by its deep maritime and military significance, anchored by Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Id and Fort Dupont guarding the river approach. To the south, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal provides a vital inland waterway connection near St Georges and Delaware City, showing the engineering of the era.

The map reveals a dense network of early transportation, including the Baltimore and Ohio RR and the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington RR which supported industrial hubs like Marshallton and Kiamensi. Away from the river, small agricultural and crossroads settlements such as Corner Ketch, Pleasant Hill, and Coochs Bridge dot the hills. This document is particularly valuable for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of the Hundreds system, including Christiana Hundred and Red Lion Hundred, during a period of significant regional growth.