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Choptank

Welcome to Choptank—where the river meets the Bay and each day opens new ways to explore waterways, culture, and living landscapes. Experience the wonder of Choptank from roots stretching back thousands of years to the cities and communities of today, between the ocean and the shore.

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History

Explore Choptank history

Choose a story below to see it on the map. Pins mark places named in historical records. Shaded areas show mapped land records or the boundary. Some waterway stories show general areas of life and travel, not exact property lines.

Boundary or mapped land

Historic map or record

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Farm or mill site

Waterways and daily life

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Plan your Choptank trip

Build a one-day visit or a full week across Choptank. The boundary remains on the map while your selected itinerary, arts stops and visitor places appear inside it.

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Live music and event calendars

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This music itinerary is built around venues and seasonal series. Open the official or regional calendar for current performances, tickets and access details.

Take your trip plan with you Email your itinerary and receive a printable destination booklet with live music calendar links.

Farm and garden visits may be seasonal; native cultural places may require appointments or public-program access. Each itinerary provides official check-before-visiting links for current hours, calendars, tickets, reservations and access details.

Getting to Choptank

Choose your way into the region

Highlight the main routes and transportation nodes people use to reach Choptank: driving approaches from Elkton, Baltimore/Annapolis, Washington, Ocean City and Norfolk, plus airports, bus and shuttle links, rail connections and ferry crossings. Lines are orientation guides; open the linked source for current routes, schedules and conditions.

Driving routes Bus / shuttle Rail connection Ferry / boat crossing Airport Visitor gateway

Driving corridors show major ways into the area, not turn-by-turn directions. Airport, transit and ferry service may change; check the linked official travel information before departing.

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Live music and event calendars

Find a performance date

Calendar-linked venues and regional event listings across the mapped travel area. Confirm schedules and tickets before traveling.

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Governance

Services and applications

Submit an application for Choptank documents, provide land records for review, or manage tax assessments satisfied through certified approved service hours.

Resources

Sources and cultural resources

Read the records behind the map and explore important cultural, historical and visitor resources that are not all displayed as map points.

History and land records

Maryland State Archives · Mayis RecordsIndigenous records and the 1782 Indian Lands plat reference. 1669 Reservation marker documentationLocust Neck / Goose Creek historical-marker research. Indian Purchase / Goose Creek FarmLot No. 4 and the reported Locust Neck community setting. Shoal CreekFormer house site on transferred Choptank Indian lands. MHT D-9 · La Grange / RicartonHistoric house and land-transfer documentation. MHT D-136 · Sullivane HouseHouse site associated with an Indigenous-title land chain. MHT WI-16 · Tony Tank Manor / MillsTundotank reference, farms, mills and later structures.

Culture, waterways and living heritage

Mayis Oral HistoriesWaterways, fishing, crabbing, trapping and living memory. Indigenous Cultural Landscapes StudyRegional context for waterways, seasonal lifeways and landscape interpretation. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical ParkPublic heritage interpretation in the Dorchester landscape. Blackwater National Wildlife RefugeMarsh ecology, wildlife and visitor stewardship information.

Visitor planning

Dorchester County TourismWaterways, arts, heritage, wildlife and visitor planning. Caroline County TourismUpper Choptank towns, parks, arts and water access. Wicomico County TourismSalisbury and Wicomico-area arts, parks and attractions. Somerset County TourismPrincess Anne, Manokin River and nearby visitor resources.

Farms, native plants and gardens

Dorchester Farm AdventuresFarm markets, flower picking and agricultural visits. Pop's Old PlaceCentury family farm and on-farm market in Hurlock. Vintage Family FarmsU-pick flowers and seasonal family farm experiences. Harris Farms MarketProduce and flowers from a sixth-generation Hurlock farm. Adkins ArboretumPublic 400-acre native garden and preserve in Ridgely. Adkins Native Plant SalesSeasonal native-plant sales with scheduled pickup. Salisbury University ArboretumCampus gardens including native and pollinator plants. UMES Specialty Herb ProgramPrincess Anne teaching-farm herb garden, pollinator herbs and small-farm learning. Share the Herb Garden · UMES FarmScheduled public classes at the Research, Extension and Teaching Farm. Coops to Co-ops Farmers MarketSouthern farm-market resource with wild edible plant walks and workshops; review against the current boundary before mapping. Somerset County FairSeasonal agricultural exhibits, livestock and 4-H activities in Princess Anne. Maryland Native Plant Nursery DirectoryIncludes Delmarva Native Plants in Hurlock; the directory identifies it as wholesale-to-trade rather than a public attraction.

Outside permits and public agencies

Caroline County permit portalApply for and track permits and licenses administered by the county. Dorchester County online permittingPlanning and Development Services permit applications and plan review. Wicomico County applicationsBuilding permits, licenses and other county application paths. Somerset County building and permittingBuilding permit and code information for the Princess Anne-area county. Maryland DNR licenses and permitsFishing, boating and other outdoor-license information.

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Receive your itinerary as readable email text with a designed PDF booklet containing your selected trip and the full Visit destination directory.

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