2014 Map of Ewell

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Smith Island dominates this maritime survey, illustrating the isolated community structure of Maryland’s only inhabited island in the Chesapeake Bay. The three primary settlements of Ewell, Rhodes Point, and Tylerton are linked by a fragile network of local roads like Smith Island Rd and Caleb Jones Rd, while the surrounding landscape is a complex maze of marshy guts and inlets such as The Slough, Frances Gut, and Martin Gut. The map highlights the critical role of water transportation, showing the established ferry routes including the Point Lookout-Ewell Fry and the Crisfield-Smith Island Fry. Further south, the terrain fragments into uninhabited landforms like Shanks Island and Cheeseman Island, while the Maryland-Virginia state line bisects the marshes near Hog Neck and Oyster Point, marking the jurisdictional boundary in the heart of the bay.