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2019 Map of Church Creek

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Church Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park anchors the southern landscape of this Dorchester County shoreline, a region defined by its intricate network of creeks and necks. Small settlements such as Church Creek, Woolford, and Madison are scattered along the tidewater, connected by rural routes like Taylors Island Rd. The map reveals a deeply rooted community heritage through numerous small burial grounds, including the Old Trinity Cem and Saint Johns Episcopal Chapel Cem.

The geography is dominated by the convoluted reaches of the Little Choptank River and Fishing Creek, where land and water interdigitate at points like Town Point Neck and Woolford Neck. Significant conservation areas, notably the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, protect the sprawling marshlands that characterize the Eastern Shore's interior, while aviation history is marked by small local facilities like Pokety Airport.