1908 Map of Choptank

About this map

Annapolis and its waterfront neighborhoods, including Eastport and Arundel on the Bay, anchor the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at the opening of the twentieth century. Across the water, the Eastern Shore is a complex geography of peninsulas and islands, where the Baltimore and Chesapeake Atlantic RR links maritime villages like St Michaels and Claiborne to the interior. The map illustrates a rural and seafaring economy, showing the distribution of small settlements such as Tunis Mills, Fairbank, and Carmichael.