- Choptank, Maryland
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Choptank is an unincorporated town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.[1] The town was founded in the 17th century. It is on the Choptank River running into the Chesapeake Bay. Tradition has it that the name "choptank" was a crude anglization of the Indian name for the river, probably in the Nanticoke language.
There was also a group of Algonquians called the Choptank Indian Tribe.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choptank, Maryland
- ^ Maryland: A Colonial History. p. 22
Municipalities and communities of Caroline County, Maryland County seat: Denton Towns Denton | Federalsburg | Goldsboro | Greensboro | Henderson | Hillsboro | Marydel | Preston | Ridgely | Templeville‡
Unincorporated
communitiesAmerican Corner | Andersontown | Baltimore Corner | Bethlehem | Burrsville | Choptank | Gilpin Point | Grove | Harmony | Hickman | Hobbs | Jumptown | Linchester | Oakland | Oil City | Reliance‡ | Tanyard | Two Johns | West Denton | Whiteleysburg | Williston
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 38°40′51″N 75°56′54″W / 38.68083°N 75.94833°W
Categories:- Maryland geography stubs
- Populated places in Caroline County, Maryland
- Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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