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1855 Cecil County Map
This 1855 map shows the railroads and main roads crossing Cecil County in the decade before the Civil War. The railroad was then called the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R.R A branch line extended up to Port Deposit. Rising Sun was still a few years away from having rail service, for the line of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central had only made it as far as the state line.
The cartographer included the active towns and villages, such as Brick Meeting House (present day Calvert).
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