Chesapeake Bay region

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The Chesapeake Bay region is a large estuarine and coastal area in the eastern United States known for its rich maritime history, diverse ecosystems, and significant role in American colonial and early national development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
cultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
climateType humid continental climate in northern areas ⓘ
humid subtropical climate ⓘ
contains forest and agricultural lands ⓘ
major estuaries ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
submerged aquatic vegetation beds ⓘ
tidal wetlands ⓘ
drainedBy Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
economyIncludes agriculture ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ecoregionPartOf Appalachian Mountains foothills ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
environmentalIssue habitat loss ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
governanceCoordinatedBy Chesapeake Bay Program ⓘ
hasPart Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
parts of Delaware ⓘ
parts of Maryland ⓘ
parts of New York ⓘ
parts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
parts of Virginia ⓘ
parts of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
parts of West Virginia ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy Nanticoke peoples ⓘ
linked to: Nanticoke people

Piscataway peoples ⓘ
Powhatan peoples ⓘ
importantFor U.S. colonial trade routes ⓘ
U.S. naval and maritime history ⓘ
migratory birds on the Atlantic Flyway ⓘ
knownFor blue crab fisheries ⓘ
colonial American history ⓘ
diverse ecosystems ⓘ
early national period development ⓘ
oyster harvesting ⓘ
rich maritime history ⓘ
locatedIn eastern United States ⓘ
majorRiverMouth James River ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Rappahannock River ⓘ
Susquehanna River ⓘ
York River ⓘ
siteOf Jamestown colony ⓘ
linked to: Jamestown

early English settlements in North America ⓘ
subjectOf Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts ⓘ

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Chesapeake campaign → location → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
South Branch Potomac River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → location → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Colony of Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting → regionServed → eastern Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Battle of the Chesapeake → region → Chesapeake Bay approaches ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore → associatedWith → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Maryland Port Administration → serviceArea → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Port Tobacco River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Chesapeake Bay Program → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay watershed region ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland → region → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Scientists Cliffs, Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Calvert Marine Museum → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Calvert Marine Museum → servesRegion → Chesapeake Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Nanticoke → originallyFrom → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Drum Point Lighthouse → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Government House, Annapolis → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Nomini Hall → region → Chesapeake Bay plantation region ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Neeld Estates, Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
St. Mary's County, Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Annapolis City Dock → touristRegion → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
William Paca House → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House) → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
subject linked to: old Senate chamber
Annapolis Historic District → partOf → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Dorchester County, Maryland → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Nanticoke River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Wye Island, Maryland → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Occoquan River → flowsInto → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Maryland Department of Natural Resources → operatesIn → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
subject linked to: DNR
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Queen Anne's County, Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Prince Frederick, Maryland → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Sinepuxent Bay → isPartOf → Mid-Atlantic coastal region ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Powhatan peoples → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Quantico Creek → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Tred Avon River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Nanticoke people → originalRegion → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Nacotchtank people → indigenousTo → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Pocomoke River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Northumberland County, Virginia → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Lusby, Maryland → isPartOfRegion → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Edwards Run → partOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
South River → isPartOf → Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Abingdon plantation on the Potomac River → region → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Olivet, Maryland → locatedInRegion → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
War of 1812 era → hasLocation → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Wahunsenacawh → areaOfInfluence → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Sir Thomas Gates → regionOfCommand → Chesapeake Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay region
Havre de Grace, Maryland → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ