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1931 Map of Wyoming

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Wyoming
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Dover serves as the focal point of this Delaware landscape during the mid-1920s, showing the early infrastructure of the state capital alongside State College and the County Poor Farm. The survey reflects a transition in transportation, where the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania Highway run parallel through the heart of the county. Smaller agricultural and trade centers like Wyoming, Camden, and the river port of Leipsic are well established, connected by a network of crossroads with evocative local names such as Seven Hickories and Dinahs Corner.

The rural character of Kent County is further defined by its early industry and community life, featuring water-powered sites like Voshell Mill and Choptank Mills. Numerous small rural schools and churches, including Blanco Sch, Shorts Sch, and Byrn Zion Ch, are scattered throughout the districts, providing a detailed map of early 20th-century social geography before the modern consolidation of these local institutions.