The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a 17.6-mile (28.3 km) bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth... 41 KB (4,572 words) - 21:37, 22 April 2024 |
The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, United States. It was formed by a bolide that... 11 KB (1,129 words) - 15:52, 15 April 2024 |
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed of dog belonging to the retriever, gundog, and sporting breed groups. The breed was developed in the United... 20 KB (2,527 words) - 00:31, 10 March 2024 |
This list of Chesapeake Bay rivers includes the main rivers draining into the Chesapeake Bay estuarine complex on the mid-Atlantic eastern coast of the... 9 KB (865 words) - 05:37, 29 January 2023 |
The Chesapeake Bay deadrise or deadrise workboat is a type of traditional fishing boat used in the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen use these boats year round... 5 KB (496 words) - 01:07, 2 February 2023 |
However, the nearby chicken farm has come under fire for polluting the Chesapeake Bay due to the dumping of chicken excrement and other toxins into the water... 15 KB (1,578 words) - 18:43, 4 February 2024 |
Chesapeake most often refers to: Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian Chesapeake Bay Delmarva Peninsula, also known as... 4 KB (481 words) - 15:01, 1 April 2024 |
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States.... 9 KB (897 words) - 21:48, 11 June 2023 |
Delmarva Peninsula (redirect from Chesapeake Peninsula) peninsula between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay was variously known as the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula or simply the Chesapeake Peninsula. The toponym... 38 KB (3,659 words) - 22:49, 23 April 2024 |
Colony of Virginia (redirect from Chesapeake Bay Colony) days, they arrived at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and came ashore at the point where the southern side of the bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, an event that... 80 KB (9,299 words) - 02:43, 10 April 2024 |
Island is a 3-mile-long (4.8-kilometer-long) island located on the Chesapeake Bay, part of Talbot County, Maryland. In the late 1800s it had a population... 11 KB (1,257 words) - 03:35, 13 April 2024 |
Callinectes sapidus (redirect from Chesapeake blue crab) in the United States, particularly in Louisiana, the Carolinas, the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, and New Jersey. It is the Maryland state crustacean and the... 47 KB (4,891 words) - 21:31, 26 April 2024 |
colonies located in British America and centered on the Chesapeake Bay. Settlements of the Chesapeake region grew slowly due to diseases such as malaria.... 5 KB (525 words) - 07:32, 2 April 2024 |
The Chesapeake Bay Flotilla was a motley collection of barges and gunboats that the United States assembled under the command of Joshua Barney, an 1812... 17 KB (1,755 words) - 17:56, 4 March 2024 |
Walter Raleigh had sent him to establish the "Cittie of Raleigh" in Chesapeake Bay. That attempt became known as the Lost Colony due to the unexplained... 114 KB (14,446 words) - 14:42, 28 April 2024 |
the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and... 63 KB (7,542 words) - 07:34, 28 April 2024 |
Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry (redirect from Chesapeake Bay Ferrry) Ferry was a passenger ferry service operating across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay from the 1930s until 1964. Known also as the Princess Anne-Kiptopeke... 14 KB (2,078 words) - 01:58, 19 January 2023 |
The Chesapeake campaign, also known as the Chesapeake Bay campaign, of the War of 1812 was a British naval campaign that took place from 23 April 1813... 12 KB (1,184 words) - 10:47, 24 March 2024 |
War of 1812 (redirect from Chesapeake Campaign) to build the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla, a squadron of twenty barges powered by small sails or oars (sweeps) to defend the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in April... 223 KB (27,889 words) - 15:25, 28 April 2024 |
(10.7 m)-deep ship canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States. In the... 32 KB (3,574 words) - 20:38, 16 March 2024 |
Chessie (sea monster) (redirect from Chessie: A Chesapeake Bay Story) folklore, Chessie is a sea monster said to live in the midst of the Chesapeake Bay. Claims of sightings appear in local media and regionally-themed books... 11 KB (1,217 words) - 03:38, 16 April 2024 |
The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is an estuary reserve in Maryland. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States... 3 KB (276 words) - 04:06, 5 February 2024 |