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1973 Map of Bloodsworth Island

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Bloodsworth Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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Bloodsworth Island dominates this 1970s orthophotomap, showing the marshy reaches of the Chesapeake's eastern shore before significant modern shoreline shifts. The island itself is designated as a U S Naval Reservation, a remote landscape defined by Piney Island Cove and Long Creek. To the north, the small community of Crocheron represents a rare pocket of permanent settlement on the mainland, supported by the Bethany Ch and a local Cem.

The aquatic geography of the Honga River and Tangier Sound is meticulously detailed, with navigation aids like the Honga River Light and Hooper Strait Light marking the deep water channels. To the south, the archipelago continues with Pone Island, Adam Island, and the northern edge of Holland Island, providing a clear look at these low-lying landforms and tidal guts such as Muddy Cr and Great Cove Cr as they appeared in 1973.