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1903 Map of Bloodsworth Island

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Bloodsworth Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

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The labyrinthine wetlands and tidal marshes of Dorchester and Somerset counties define this coastal survey, where land and water merge across the Chesapeake Bay. Small fishing settlements like Applegarth on Hooper Island and Crocheron at the edge of Fishing Bay represent the human footprint in an environment governed by the tides. Navigation is critical in these shallow reaches, marked by the Hooper Strait L.H. and Holland Island Bar L.H., which guide vessels through the treacherous channels of the Hooper Strait and Holland Straits.

The map reveals the extensive geography of Bloodsworth Island and Holland Island, the latter showing a complex network of creeks like Spring Cr before significant twentieth-century erosion changed the shoreline. To the south, the northern reaches of Smith Island appear near Fog Point, while the Boundary Line splits the waters between Tangier Sound and the open bay. This record captures a maritime landscape of remote islands and workboat harbors such as Sheepshead Harbor at a time when these isolated communities were deeply tied to the bay's oyster and crab fisheries.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1903

Date Published1945

PublisherU.S. Geological Survey

Map TypeTopographic

Scale1:62,500

Physical Dimensions17.1 x 20.8 inches

Editions of this 1903 Bloodsworth Island Map

3 editions found

1903 edition

15.5 x 19.6 inches

1903 Map of Bloodsworth Island, 1927 Print

1927 edition

16.5 x 19.9 inches

1945 edition

17.1 x 20.8 inches

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1942 Honga

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1942 Richland Point

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1942 Sharps Island

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1942 Wingate

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1943 Barren Island

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1943 Blackwater River

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1943 Bloodsworth Island

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1943 Chicamacomico

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1943 Golden Hill

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1943 Honga

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1943 Richland Point

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1943 Sharps Island

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1943 Wingate

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1944 Rhodesdale

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1973 Map of Bloodsworth Island, 1988 Print

1973 Bloodsworth Island

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1973 Richland Point

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1981 Golden Hill

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1982 Map of Blackwater River, 1983 Print

1982 Blackwater River

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1982 Map of Chicamacomico River, 1983 Print

1982 Chicamacomico River

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1982 Map of East Of Point Lookout, 1983 Print

1982 East Of Point Lookout

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1982 Hudson

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1982 Wingate

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1984 Barren Island

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1984 Honga

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1988 Rhodesdale

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2011 Barren Island

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2011 Blackwater River

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2011 Bloodsworth Island

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2011 Chicamacomico River

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2011 Golden Hill

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2011 Honga

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2011 Hudson

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2011 Rhodesdale

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2011 Richland Point

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2011 Wingate

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2014 Barren Island

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2014 Blackwater River

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2014 Bloodsworth Island

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2014 Chicamacomico River

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2014 East of Point Lookout (All Water)

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2014 Golden Hill

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2014 Honga

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2014 Hudson

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2014 Rhodesdale

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2014 Richland Point

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2014 Wingate

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2016 Barren Island

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2016 Blackwater River

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2016 Chicamacomico River

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2016 Golden Hill

Dorchester County, MD

2016 Honga

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2016 Hudson

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2016 Rhodesdale

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2016 Wingate

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2017 Bloodsworth Island

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2017 East of Point Lookout (All Water)

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2017 Richland Point

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2019 Barren Island

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2019 Blackwater River

Dorchester County, MD

2019 Bloodsworth Island

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2019 Chicamacomico River

Dorchester County, MD

2019 East of Point Lookout (All Water)

Dorchester County, MD

2019 Golden Hill

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2019 Honga

Dorchester County, MD

2019 Hudson

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2019 Rhodesdale

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2019 Richland Point

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2019 Wingate

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2023 Barren Island

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2023 Map of Blackwater River, 2023 Print

2023 Blackwater River

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2023 Map of Bloodsworth Island, 2023 Print

2023 Bloodsworth Island

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2023 Map of Chicamacomico River, 2023 Print

2023 Chicamacomico River

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2023 Map of East of Point Lookout (All Water), 2023 Print

2023 East of Point Lookout (All Water)

Dorchester County, MD

2023 Golden Hill

Dorchester County, MD

2023 Honga

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2023 Hudson

Dorchester County, MD

2023 Rhodesdale

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2023 Richland Point

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2023 Wingate

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1903 Map of Bloodsworth Island

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