1942 Map of Chicamacomico

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The Chicamacomico River and Transquaking River dominate this 1942 landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland, where tide-influenced waterways dictate the pattern of settlement. Isolated points of high ground are identified as necks, such as Griffith Neck, Buzzard Neck, and Steels Neck, often serving as the sites for small communities like Eagle Hall and Brick House Landing. The extensive Guinea Marsh and tidal reaches like The Canal and Thorofare highlight the difficulty of movement in this era before modern causeways.