1901 Map of Piney Point

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The Potomac River dominates this turn-of-the-century coastal landscape, serving as the jurisdictional boundary between Maryland and Virginia. On the northern Maryland shore, the map details the districts of No. 3 Leonardtown and No. 2 Valley Lee, where small settlements like Chingville and Clifton Mills are connected by a network of local roads. Across the water in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the Lower Machodoc River and Nomini Creek create a jagged coastline of points and necks, such as Ragged Pt. and Kingcopsico Pt..