2016 Map of Wingate

About this map

The low-lying archipelago of Dorchester County's marshes defines this coastal landscape, where life is governed by the tides of the Chesapeake Bay and Fishing Bay. Small fishing communities and hamlets such as Wingate, Toddville, and Bishops Head are connected by narrow roads like Toddville Rd and Wingate Bishops Head Rd that thread through the Great Marsh and past Edgars Ridge. The map shows a precarious balance between land and water, with extensive wetlands like the Raccoon Creek Marsh and Thorofare Marsh surrounding isolated points of higher ground such as Sugarloaf and Willey Neck. Local history is preserved in small burial grounds including Ebenezer Cem near Crapo and the Elliott Cem on the eastern shore of the quadrangle. The intricate shoreline of McCreadys Cove, Negro Cove, and Wingate Cove reflects the area's deep maritime heritage and its reliance on the complex network of tidal guts and creeks.