Eastern Shore of Maryland

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The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a largely rural, coastal region of the state lying east of the Chesapeake Bay, known for its historic towns, agriculture, and Chesapeake Bay waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Delaware ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
connectedTo Western Shore of Maryland ⓘ
containsCity Cambridge, Maryland ⓘ
Easton, Maryland ⓘ
Salisbury, Maryland ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Assateague Island National Seashore ⓘ
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum ⓘ
containsTown Centreville, Maryland ⓘ
Chestertown, Maryland ⓘ
Crisfield, Maryland ⓘ
Ocean City, Maryland ⓘ
Pocomoke City, Maryland ⓘ
Princess Anne, Maryland ⓘ
Snow Hill, Maryland ⓘ
St. Michaels, Maryland ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossedBy Chesapeake Bay Bridge ⓘ
hasCharacteristic estuaries ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ
low elevation ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity distinct from urban Baltimore–Washington region ⓘ
hasSubregion Lower Eastern Shore ⓘ
Mid-Shore ⓘ
Upper Eastern Shore ⓘ
historicalRegionOf Province of Maryland ⓘ
includesCounty Caroline County ⓘ
Cecil County ⓘ
Dorchester County ⓘ
Kent County ⓘ
Queen Anne's County ⓘ
Somerset County ⓘ
Talbot County ⓘ
Wicomico County ⓘ
Worcester County ⓘ
knownFor Chesapeake Bay waterways ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay

agriculture ⓘ
beach tourism ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ
poultry farming ⓘ
seafood industry ⓘ
largestCity Salisbury, Maryland ⓘ
locatedEastOf Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
locatedOn Atlantic Coastal Plain ⓘ
majorHighway U.S. Route 13 ⓘ
U.S. Route 301 ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
partOf Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterBody Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Choptank River ⓘ
Nanticoke River ⓘ
Pocomoke River ⓘ
Tred Avon River ⓘ
Wicomico River ⓘ

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Kent County, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Kent County, Maryland → region → Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Berlin, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
subject linked to: Berlin, Maryland, United States
Hog Neck Community → locatedOn → Maryland’s Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Hog Neck Community → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Dorchester County, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Kent Island → locatedInRegion → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Tilghman Island, Maryland → locatedOn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Wye Island, Maryland → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
University of Maryland Eastern Shore → servesRegion → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Queen Anne's County, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay Bridge → connects → Maryland Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Maryland Route 33 → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Maryland Route 33 → locatedOnShore → Maryland Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Trappe, Maryland → locatedOn → Maryland’s Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Trappe, Maryland → partOf → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Poplar Island → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Maryland Route 322 → regionServed → Mid-Shore region of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware metropolitan area → partOf → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Easton, Maryland → locatedOn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Easton Airport → locatedOn → Maryland’s Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Tred Avon River → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Caroline County, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland → territoryExcludes → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Choptank River → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Worcester County, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Easton → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Easton → territoryIncludes → Maryland’s Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Episcopal Diocese of Easton → regionServed → Eastern Shore region of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Oxford, Maryland, United States → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Sudlersville, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Cecil County, Maryland → locatedIn → Northeastern Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Seidel School of Education → regionServed → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
College of Health and Human Services → regionServed → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Chestertown, Maryland → partOf → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Lloyd family of Maryland → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Oxford, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Chester River → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Sinepuxent, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Centreville, Maryland → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Parsonsburg, Maryland, United States → locatedIn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
St. Michaels, Maryland → locatedOn → Maryland’s Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
St. Michaels, Maryland → partOf → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Salisbury, Maryland → locatedOn → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Salisbury, Maryland → hasNickname → The Crossroads of Delmarva ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
U.S. Highways in Maryland → traverses → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Maryland Route 404 → region → Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
Delaware Beaches → near → Maryland Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Eastern Shore of Maryland → hasSubregion → Upper Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland
Eastern Shore of Maryland → hasSubregion → Lower Eastern Shore ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Shore of Maryland