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The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. [4] Running for 71 miles (114 km), [5] it rises in Kent County, Delaware, runs through Caroline County, Maryland, and forms much of the border between Talbot County, Maryland, on the north, and Caroline County and Dorchester County on the east and south.
The state park preserves portions of the former Choptank River Bridge as a pier, and includes 25 acres (10 ha) of land upriver from the pier in Talbot County. [ 2 ] The fishing pier was created after the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge, which had been dedicated in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt , was replaced with the Frederick C. Malkus ...
Skipjack under sail. The skipjack is a traditional fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging.It is a sailboat which succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and it remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery.
Tuckahoe Creek [1] is a 21.5-mile-long (34.6 km) [2] tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes (erroneously) referred to as the Tuckahoe River. [ 3 ] Upstream of Hillsboro , it forms the boundary between Caroline County and Queen Anne's County , passing through Tuckahoe State Park [ 4 ] and dividing the small ...
Edge Creek was named for James Edge (ca. 1710–1757, [3] an 18th-century assessor. [4] Edge immigrated to Maryland from England. On arrival in the county, he was a merchant, agent and factor for Richard Gildart, Esq., of Liverpool, England.
The company's oyster farms are located in the Yeocomico River, Potomac River, James River, Rappahannock River, and York River. [9] [16] In 2002, the company also helped to restore an oyster reef in the river. [17] The company also operates a seafood cannery and packing facility and is a research partner with the State of Virginia.
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On November 3, 1999 she was caught in a gale at the mouth of the Choptank River and sank in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water, despite attempts to tow her to shelter. A $12,000 grant from the Maryland Port Authority raised her, and she was rehabilitated at a cost of $60,000 in 2000. [ 3 ]