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1982 Map of Wingate

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Wingate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area dominates this coastal landscape, where the Blackwater River and Transquaking R meet the tidal reaches of the Chesapeake. This 1982 orthophotomap provides a hybrid look at the Dorchester County shoreline, combining topographic detail with aerial imagery to reveal the complex network of guts and marshes such as Thorofare Marsh and Becker Island Marsh. Small settlements like Wingate, Toddville, and Crapo are concentrated along the narrow ridges and road corridors of Wingate Road and Roddville Road.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through numerous unnamed Cem sites and prominent landmarks like the Ebenezer Ch near Crapo. The map illustrates a maritime economy dependent on the water, marked by sites like Wrights Landing, Old House Landing, and various boat ramps servicing the Holls Ridge Gut and Farm Creek. The isolation of Elliott Island and the expansive Great Marsh emphasize the specialized nature of life in the Maryland tidewater during the late twentieth century.