2019 Map of Golden Hill

About this map

The expansive wetlands of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge dominate this Dorchester County landscape, preserving the tidal marshes and timbered islands of the Chesapeake Bay's eastern shore. This territory is deeply connected to the legacy of the Underground Railroad, with the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park and the Tubman Trail marking the very woods and waterways where freedom seekers once navigated. Small crossroads settlements like Harrisville, Golden Hill, and Riggins Corner are connected by a network of low-lying roads such as Hip Roof Rd and Hoopers Island Rd. Genealogists will find significance in several historic burial sites, including the Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Cem near Meekins Neck and the Gootee Family Cem situated near the headwaters of Worlds End Creek. The map details a complex hydrologic system where the Blackwater River meets named guts, creeks, and marshes like Hog Marsh Gut and Hell Hook Marsh.