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Cecil County Maps
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Need to find an early Cecil County village, see
where the railroad was, or look at roads in an earlier time? We have
six 19th century maps and one from the 18th century that should help.
And we've provided three present day maps.
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18th Century Maps
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1795 Cecil County Map
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-- A highly detailed map, one of the best early cartographic efforts
depicting 18th century Cecil County, its towns and villages, industries
and roadways.
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19th Century Maps
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1816 Cecil County Map
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-- A well drawn, though not greatly detailed map, showing the
region at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, just after the War of 1812.
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1855 Cecil County Map
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1874 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company Map of Cecil Co.
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-- While showing
the entire County and region in the vicinity of the waterway, this map
emphasizes the areas adjacent to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.
It shows other proposed routes of the Canal.
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1877 Railroad Map of Cecil County
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1881 Map of the Upper Part of the Peninsula, focusing on Cecil County
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-- A good map for pinpointing
the location of some land grants and boundaries, and early towns in the
county. While it was published in the History of Cecil County, Maryland
by George Johnston in 1881, the author had designed it to represent earlier
county history.
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1895 Railroad Map of Cecil County
and nearby areas
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-- this map provides good detail of the land around
the head of the Chesapeake Bay. It shows, with good clarity, many
of the smaller communities and the railroad routes at that time.
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Present Day Maps
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Counties of Maryland
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-- Present day outline map shows the counties of Maryland.
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A Current Map of Cecil County
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-- The map shows the major roadways in Cecil and most of its communities
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A Map of the Greater Elkton Area
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-- Use this map to find the Historical Society of Cecil County.
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