1906 Map of St. Marys

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Chesapeake Bay dominates this early twentieth-century survey, revealing the intricate water-dependent life of the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland before modern bridges unified the region. On the western shore, the deep-water harbor at Solomons and the long-established settlement at St. Marys anchor the peninsula, where the Potomac River meets the bay at Point Lookout. Across the water, the marshy archipelago of Dorchester County is captured in detail, showing fishing communities like Hoopersville and Applegarth on the Hooper Islands, many of which relied entirely on the bay for trade and travel.