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1943 Map of Richland Point

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Richland Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Hooper Island No 6 sits at the southern edge of Dorchester County, where the Chesapeake Bay meets Hooper Strait. This 1943 survey, compiled from air photographs by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, provides an intricate look at the marshy archipelago and its vital water passages like the Middle Thorofare and The Thorofare. The landscape is dominated by tidal flats and named points such as Richland Pt, Fishing Pt, and Nancys Pt, reflecting a geography defined by its maritime environment during the early 1940s.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in specific cultural landmarks including the settlement at Applegarth and the uniquely named Mens Burial Pt on the eastern shore. The map also delineates narrow coves and inlets such as Cow Cove and Ware Cove, which served as protected waters between the bay and the Honga River. This record preserves the low-lying shoreline of the island chain before decades of coastal erosion and rising water levels altered these distinctive Dorchester landforms.