Geospatial Dataset of Roads and Settlement Features for the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore Region of Maryland, USA, 1865

This dataset contains geospatial (GIS) data files that capture historical roads and points of interest for the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore region of Maryland, as derived from Simon J. Martenet's Map of Maryland: Atlas Edition (1866). Maryland counties covered include present-day Cecil, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. Geospatial data layers include roads, landings, ferries, churches, shops, mills, schools, hotels, towns with post offices, and towns with court houses. These data can be used to support historical geographic, economic, social, and cultural analyses.