1853 Towson Town Plan

Map dated Dec. 14, 1853 which shows proposed lots for a courthouse, jail and alms house in Towson Town, Md., if it is chosen as the county seat of Baltimore County by the voters.

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This great old map shows the plan for Towson should it be selected as the Baltimore County seat by voters in 1853.

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and tagged Baltimore in the 1850s, Towson

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