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Choptank may refer to a location in the eastern United States or a former Native American tribe: Choptank people Communities Choptank, Maryland, Caroline
Choptank
River in Delaware and Maryland, United States
The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. Running for 71 miles (114 km), it rises
Choptank_River
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Choptank is an unincorporated town and census-designated place on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. As of the
Choptank,_Maryland
Historic church in Maryland, US
Maryland, United States. Christ Church is the parish church of Great Choptank Parish, founded in 1692 as one of the List of original 30 Anglican parishes
Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Cambridge, Maryland)
Christ_Episcopal_Church_and_Cemetery_(Cambridge,_Maryland)
Native American people
The Choptank (or Ababco) were an Algonquian-speaking Native American people that historically lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula
Choptank_people
1978 novel by James A. Michener
first proponents of emancipation. It is said that the Choptank Quakers' Association (near the Choptank River) is the first religious organization to ban slavery
Chesapeake_(novel)
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
The Choptank River Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Oxford, Maryland. In its second incarnation it was the only such light moved from another
Choptank_River_Light
State park in Dorchester and Talbot counties, Maryland
Choptank River Fishing Pier) is a Maryland state park on the Choptank River in Trappe, Maryland. The park preserves portions of the former Choptank River
Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
Bill_Burton_Fishing_Pier_State_Park
US not-for-profit energy organization
Choptank Electric Cooperative is a nonprofit utility cooperative that distributes electricity to rural areas in the Eastern Shore region of the state of
Choptank_Electric_Cooperative
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Choptank, also known as the J. Clayton Farm, is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1850, and is a
Choptank (Middletown, Delaware)
Choptank_(Middletown,_Delaware)
Market in Baltimore, Maryland
local food vendors and a plant store, while the South Pavilion houses The Choptank, a seafood restaurant operated by Atlas Restaurant Group. The market is
Broadway_Market_(Baltimore)
Bridge in Cambridge, Maryland
Malkus Bridge, also known as the Choptank River Bridge, is a four-lane none-span beam bridge across the Choptank River in Maryland. Built in 1987 to
Frederick_C._Malkus_Bridge
Native American people
several tribes: the Nanticoke proper (the subject of this article), the Choptank, the Assateague, the Piscataway, and the Doeg. The Nanticoke people may
Nanticoke_people
Fossiliferous geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland, U.S.
The Choptank Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating from the mid-late Miocene of the Neogene period, from
Choptank_Formation
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Choptank-Upon-The-Hill is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1820, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay
Choptank-Upon-The-Hill
Pamunkey and Mattaponi tributary rivers), the Patuxent River, and the Choptank River. The entire Chesapeake Bay watershed includes portions of six states
List_of_Chesapeake_Bay_rivers
period, with groups often sharing territory and moving regularly. The Choptank people lived in modern-day Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline counties, including
Indigenous peoples of Maryland
Indigenous_peoples_of_Maryland
County in Maryland, United States
is the largest county by total area in Maryland. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to
Dorchester_County,_Maryland
City in Maryland, United States
Maryland. During the time of English colonization, the Algonquian-speaking Choptank Indians resided along the river bearing their name. Throughout the colonial
Cambridge,_Maryland
River in Maryland, United States
The Little Choptank River is a tidal river in Dorchester County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The river rises at the confluence of Lee Creek and Gary
Little_Choptank_River
River in Maryland, United States
River (a corruption of "Third Haven River") is a main tributary of the Choptank River in Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The river is 17 miles
Tred_Avon_River
Blackwater River Meekins Creek Honga River Little Choptank River Slaughter Creek Parsons Creek Fishing Creek Choptank River Harris Creek Broad Creek Tred Avon
List_of_rivers_of_Maryland
Large peninsula on the East Coast of the US
shore was the home of Nanticoke-speaking people such as the Nentigo and Choptank. The Assateague and Nentigo made a number of treaties with the colony of
Delmarva_Peninsula
American transportation and logistics company
Hub Group acquired Preston, MD-based Choptank Transport for $130 million cash-on-hand. Founded in 2003, Choptank has a carrier network of over 200,000
Hub_Group
Bay in Talbot County, Maryland
of Royal Oak on three sides. The water from Edge Creek flows into the Choptank River basin, continuing to the Chesapeake Bay. Edge Creek was named for
Edge_Creek
Estuary in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia
River, James River, Rappahannock River, York River, Patuxent River, and Choptank River. For more information on Chesapeake Bay rivers, see the List of Chesapeake
Chesapeake_Bay
American photographer (1906–1970)
taken while he was finishing a "Sun" magazine story on oyster dredging. "Choptank Oyster Dredgers" won first prize, a $5,000 savings bond, as "best black
A._Aubrey_Bodine
Creek in Maryland
Tuckahoe Creek is a 21.5-mile-long (34.6 km) tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes (erroneously) referred to as
Tuckahoe_Creek
American abolitionist (1818–1895)
Douglass' Birthplace Archived December 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Choptank River Heritage. Retrieved June 14, 2020. Although Barker's website devoted
Frederick_Douglass
1877 novel by Jules Verne
version). Choptank Press, 2007 Hector Servadac: The Missing Ten Chapters of the Munro Translation by Norman Wolcott and Christian Sánchez. Choptank Press
Off_on_a_Comet
Section of U.S. Highway in Maryland, United States
and I-595)". www.dcroads.net. Retrieved August 18, 2025. "Choptank River Bridge". Choptank River Heritage. Retrieved August 10, 2020. "ROUTE 50 RELIEF
U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland
State highway in Maryland, United States
the peninsulas split by creeks that flow into the Choptank River to the north and the Little Choptank River to the south. MD 343 also passes through the
Maryland_Route_343
State-recognized tribe in Maryland, US
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory
Piscataway_Indian_Nation_and_Tayac_Territory
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Places Show map of Delaware Show map of the United States Location 2010 Choptank Road in St. Georges Hundred, Middletown, Delaware Coordinates 39°28′18″N
S._Holton_Farm
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It is located on The Choptank River. "Lloyd Landing, Maryland". Geographic Names Information System.
Lloyd_Landing,_Maryland
Stream in Talbot County, Maryland, U.S.
elevation of 12 feet (3.7 m). It flows into King's Creek, and thence into the Choptank River and Chesapeake Bay. Hosewells Branch Topo Map in Talbot County MD
Hosewells_Branch
Pliocene, depositing the two cycles of the Chesapeake Group. The Calvert, Choptank and Saint Marys formations are the lower group, deposited in the Miocene
Geology_of_Virginia
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Handicap On April 25, Pavot made his first start of 1946, winning the Choptank Purse at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Maryland. In mid June, he won the
Pavot
Indigenous language of the eastern US
likely spoken by several neighboring tribes, including the Nanticoke; the Choptank, the Assateague, and probably also the Piscataway and the Doeg. In the
Nanticoke_language
African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)
probably took a common route for people fleeing slavery – northeast along the Choptank River, through Delaware, and then north into Pennsylvania. A journey of
Harriet_Tubman
Geologic formation in Delaware and Maryland, United States
Chesapeake Group Bethany Formation Manokin Formation St. Mary's Formation Choptank Formation Calvert Formation Lithostratigraphic units of the Chesapeake
Beaverdam Formation (Delmarva)
Beaverdam_Formation_(Delmarva)
Ethnic group
referred to as Monoponson in their language. The Matapeake, along with the Choptank, Lenape, and Nanticoke, were the four most prominent Algonquian tribes
Matapeake_people
Native peoples in Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Ontario Beothuk, formerly Newfoundland Chowanoke, formerly North Carolina Choptank people, formerly Maryland Erie, formerly Pennsylvania, New York Etchemin
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Northeastern_Woodlands
County in Maryland, United States
second-smallest county by total area in Maryland. Notable waterways include the Choptank River and Tuckahoe Creek, as well as the man-made Williston Lake. Caroline
Caroline_County,_Maryland
Historic house in Maryland, US
The house overlooks Hambrooks Bay, a protected body of water off the Choptank River. It was constructed as a retirement home for Annie Oakley and her
Annie_Oakley_House
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
at the southern terminus of Maryland Route 579 on the north bank of the Choptank River, southwest of St. Michaels and northeast of Tilghman Island. Originating
Neavitt,_Maryland
Energy company
On October 15, 2006, the St. Michaels Electric Utility was acquired by Choptank Electric Cooperative for $12.2 million, ending Delmarva Power's lease of
Delmarva_Power
Submission, out of Liverpool and Bristol. The Submission arrived at Choptank, on the Choptank River in Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in
Clayton_family
Town in Maryland
Greensboro is a town located on the banks of the Choptank River in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Greensboro had a population
Greensboro,_Maryland
Railroad between Claiborne and Ocean City, Maryland, US
railroad also acquired several steamboat companies; namely the Maryland, Choptank and Eastern Shore Steamboat Companies, all of Baltimore, for $1.7 million
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Baltimore,_Chesapeake_and_Atlantic_Railway
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Holland_Island_Bar_Light
Historic house in Maryland, US
at Matthews, Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It overlooks the Choptank River and was constructed in two periods. The smaller 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay-long
The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland)
The_Wilderness_(Trappe,_Maryland)
Algonquin Native American tribe
Ontario, Canada. Of those who stayed in Maryland, one group lived on the Choptank reserve until 1798. Another remnant of the tribe, retaining little of its
Assateague_people
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Hooper_Strait_Light
Town in Maryland, United States
of Berlin voted in favor of selling the town's electric department to Choptank Electric Cooperative, a move supported by the mayor and town council because
Berlin,_Maryland
bridge over the Choptank River: MD 954A is the designation of Marina Drive, which runs from US 50 to a dead end at a marina along the Choptank River. The route
List of state highways in Maryland shorter than one mile (900–999)
List_of_state_highways_in_Maryland_shorter_than_one_mile_(900–999)
Common clam worm
Benefits and Socio-Economic Impacts from Oyster Reef Restoration in the Choptank River Complex, Chesapeake Bay". doi:10.25923/bj52-ss27. "Alitta succinea
Alitta_succinea
Genus of fishes
Godfrey, Stephen James (2018). "Miocene bony fishes from the Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys and Eastover Formations, Chesapeake Group, Maryland and Virginia"
Bagre_(fish)
Lighthouse in Virginia, US
was the only light in the bay moved to another location, becoming the Choptank River Light in 1921.[citation needed] This light was constructed shortly
Cherrystone_Bar_Light
Native American people
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Ozinie
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Point_Lookout_Light
Town in Maryland
incorporated in 1802. The town benefited from trade shipped along the adjacent Choptank River. Shipyards along the river serviced smaller sail and steamships plying
Denton,_Maryland
United States historic place
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Accokeek_Creek_Site
Highway in Maryland
MD 328 (New Bridge Road). Past this intersection, MD 404 crosses over the Choptank River on the Governor Harry R. Hughes Bridge. It continues east as a freeway
Maryland_Route_404
Genus of fishes
earliest fossil remains of Opsanus are from the early-to-mid Miocene-aged Choptank Formation of Maryland, US. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der
Opsanus
State highway in New Castle County, Delaware, United States
sides. DE 286 reaches its eastern terminus at DE 15, which heads south on Choptank Road and northeast on Bethel Church Road, at a roundabout. DE 286 has an
Delaware_Route_286
Indigenous Algonquian tribes from Virginia, U.S.
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Powhatan
State park in Maryland, United States
Maryland. The park sits at the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Choptank River. It is operated by the Maryland Park Service. The 6 acres at the
Black Walnut Point Natural Resources Management Area
Black_Walnut_Point_Natural_Resources_Management_Area
1896 novel by Jules Verne
and Company. The book was not published in the U.S. until 2008, when the Choptank Press of Saint Michaels, Maryland, re-published the Sampson Low version
Clovis_Dardentor
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Dorchester County, at the south end of Madison Bay, an arm of the Little Choptank River and part of the Chesapeake Bay estuary system. Maryland Route 16
Madison,_Maryland
Radio station in Cambridge, Maryland, United States
games, local high school football games, and the powerboat races on the Choptank River. In October 2024, the station went silent after losing its tower
WCEM_(AM)
Archaeological culture in the US
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Monongahela_culture
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Bloody_Point_Bar_Light
Indigenous people of the Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Susquehannock
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
the west bank of the Choptank River, across from Denton, the Caroline County seat. Maryland Route 404 Business crosses the Choptank and the oldest portion
West_Denton,_Maryland
Appoquinimink River Blackbird Creek Brandywine Creek Broad Creek Broadkill River Choptank River Christina River Delaware River Hershey Run Indian River Leipsic River
List_of_rivers_of_Delaware
Sailboat type used on Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging
Reedville, Virginia. Maggie Lee, remains are in West Denton, Maryland on the Choptank River. Built 1903 in Pocomoke, Maryland. Dredge #9. Ralph T. Webster, remains
Skipjack_(boat)
Founding Father of the United States (1732–1808)
Chesapeake Bay in 1659. There, with 400 acres (1.6 km2) on the banks of the Choptank River, Walter began a plantation, Croisadore, meaning "cross of gold."
John_Dickinson
American holiday observed on March 10
proclaiming the holiday. In February 1995, Christ Episcopal Church, Great Choptank Parish, in Cambridge, Maryland celebrated (via a "service of song and word")
Harriet_Tubman_Day
State highway in Maryland, United States
where the highway intersects MD 480 (Main Street). After crossing the Choptank River, the state highway meets MD 313 (Greensboro Road). MD 314 continues
Maryland_Route_314
State highway in Maryland, US
US 213 was rerouted to use the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge over the Choptank River in Cambridge in 1939; the former alignment between Vienna and Easton
Maryland_Route_213
Chance Island Transquaking River R Dorchester County Cherry Island Little Choptank River R Dorchester County Clay Island Fishing Bay Dorchester County Dunnock
List_of_islands_of_Maryland
consolidated into four as yet unnamed districts in 2025. Cecil District Choptank District Powder Mill Iron Hill Sussex District Tri-County District Two
Scouting_in_Delaware
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Sharkfin_Shoal_Light
tons of the shell went into Harris Creek (the rest went to the Little Choptank River. Harrison, Samuel Alexander (1915). History of Talbot County, Maryland
Harris_Creek_(Maryland)
Small battle of the War of 1812
Choptank River, put the county on alert again. The Choptank River could be used to attack St. Michaels via a branch of Broad Creek, and the Choptank could
Second_Battle_of_St._Michaels
Historic Native American tribe
immediate north and the Morumsco at their immediate south. The Nanticoke and Choptank lived north of the Pocomoke, while the Accomac people lived further south
Annamessex
United States historic place
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Martins_Pond_Site
United States historic place
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
Heath Farm Jasper Quarry Archeological Site
Heath_Farm_Jasper_Quarry_Archeological_Site
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light
Craighill_Channel_Lower_Range_Rear_Light
Ethnic cuisine of African Americans
because enslaved people living on the Eastern shore of Maryland near the Choptank River received the bare minimum in food from their enslavers, they fished
Soul_food
Family of ray-finned fishes
Godfrey, Stephen James (2018). "Miocene bony fishes from the Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys and Eastover Formations, Chesapeake Group, Maryland and Virginia"
Agonidae
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Island Light Bloody Point Bar Light Bodkin Island Light Cedar Point Light Choptank River Light Clay Island Light Cobb Point Bar Light Concord Point Light
Great_Shoals_Light
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
It is situated between Maryland Route 16 on its eastern edge and the Choptank River on its west. It was originally known as Potter's Landing for its
Williston,_Maryland
Genus of fishes
Godfrey, Stephen James (2018). "Miocene bony fishes from the Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys and Eastover Formations, Chesapeake Group, Maryland and Virginia"
Belone
Extinct genus of dolphins
Kentriodontidae. Remains have been found in the late Miocene (Serravallian) Choptank Formation of United States. Macrokentriodon is similar to Hadrodelphis
Macrokentriodon
1652 treaty between Maryland and the Susquehannock people
Native Americans in Maryland Historical tribes Accokeek Assateague Chaptico Choptank Doeg Mattawoman Nacotchtank Nanticoke Patuxent Piscataway Pocomoke Potapoco
1652 Articles of Peace and Friendship
1652_Articles_of_Peace_and_Friendship
African American slave
were deeded land. The Greens lived on Indian Creek, about six miles up Choptank River. Indian Creek is between two and four miles southwest of New East
Samuel_Green_(freedman)
Town in Maryland, United States
bank of the Tred Avon river, near its mouth, where it empties into the Choptank. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
Oxford,_Maryland
United States historic place
oysters. 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
Rebecca_T._Ruark
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Correct
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How Beautiful
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Arabic, Australian, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
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Surname or Lastname
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English : unexplained; probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place so named. There may be a connection with Haverley House in Co. Durham, England.
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Bold
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Seeker; Abdul Muttalib; Grand Father of the Prophet Muhammad
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Son. A nickname and given name.
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