The salt-rich environment of Dorchester County’s western shore dominates this landscape, where the Chesapeake Bay meets a network of inlets and necks. Small shoreline communities like Hudson, James, and Seabreeze occupy the narrow strips of land between Trippe Bay and Hudson Creek. This area illustrates a classic Chesapeake settlement pattern where land is defined by its proximity to water, as seen in the isolated stretches of Hills Point Neck and Casson Neck.
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1892 · Drum Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Sharps Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Choptank
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1898 · St. Marys
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Drum Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Sharps Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Oxford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Crapo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Drum Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · St. Marys
USGS Topo · 1:125,000