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1968 Map of Quinby Inlet

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Quinby Inlet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Hog Island and its surrounding barrier island complex define this coastal landscape on the Virginia Eastern Shore. The settlement of Broadwater sits near the southern end of the island, accompanied by a Cem and a Lookout Tower overlooking the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The terrain is a intricate network of tidal flats and salt marshes, such as Chimney Pole Marsh and High Shoal Marsh, separated by an extensive system of thoroughfares including Quinby Inlet and North Inlet.

This 1968 survey, updated in the early 1990s, documents the boundary between Accomack Co and Northampton Co as it snakes through the salt marshes. Navigational aids and channels like Sloop Channel and Cunjer Channel highlight the maritime dependency of the region. The map preserves the precarious location of human habitation on the shifting sands of the Atlantic coast, where features like Upper Landing and Cove Point mark the interface between land and sea.