Elkton, MD: The new Elkton High SchoolThis vintage postcard celebrates the new Elkton High School in Elkton, Maryland, the county seat of Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. Elkton sits near the head of the Chesapeake Bay along the Elk River, and in the early twentieth century it became widely known as a "marriage capital," drawing couples from across the region thanks to Maryland's lenient marriage laws of the era. From roughly the 1930s into the 1940s, American travelers

this photograph reflects a moment in time within a vibrant urban landscape

a project dedicated to documenting the architectural legacy of the American South

archival paper using a restored map of Groton

The property is associated with Mrs

surrounding farms

ensuring this historical treasure survives for generations

ensuring its journey into public historical records

40 along the Potomac River a few miles east of Hancock

It serves as a historical document

Skeggs and attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston

Beautifully detailed map of Hyde Park

which documents significant structures and their historical contexts across the region