Elliott Island and the interconnected marshlands of Dorchester County define this coastal landscape, where the land fragmentizes into countless coves and points along the Chesapeake Bay. Small maritime communities like Toddville, Wingate, and Bishops Head are tied together by narrow roads such as Toddville Rd and Bishops Head Rd, which navigate the edges of the Great Marsh and Beech Ground Swamp. The map documents a fragile geography where water bodies like the Blackwater River and Transquaking River dominate the interior, leaving only thin ridges of habitable ground.
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1898 · St. Marys
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1903 · Nanticoke
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Bloodsworth Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Deal Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Crapo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · St. Marys
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1942 · Bloodsworth Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Richland Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Honga
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Deal Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000