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2019 Map of Frederica

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Murderkill River and Saint Jones River meander through the marshy lowlands of the Delmarva Peninsula in this 2019 survey of Kent County. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the Delaware Bay, where small coastal communities like Bowers Beach, South Bowers, and Kitts Hummock sit at the edge of the wetlands. Inland, the town of Frederica is situated along a bend in the river, while the influence of Dover Air Force Base is visible in the suburban residential layouts of Dover Base Housing and nearby Little Heaven.

Tracing the historical drainage patterns reveals a network of man-made and natural watercourses, including Beaver Gut Ditch, Trunk Ditch, and Brockonbridge Gut. The map records a mix of older agricultural foundations and modern infrastructure, from the rural Saint James Cem near the southern border to Johnsons Airport near Magnolia. This area reflects the ongoing balance between the preservation of natural marshes on Milford Neck and the steady expansion of residential corridors along the primary north-south arteries.