Skipjack Heritage, Inc. - Somerset County, MD

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Including Deal Island, Wenona, Rock Creek-Chance, Dames Quarter, Oriole, Fairmont, Venton, Mt. Vernon, Princess Anne, Smith Island, Tangier Island, Holland Island

Town	Year Settled
Deal Island (Formerly: Devil's - Deil's Island)- Wikpedia Deal Island History by Skipjack Heritage Deal Island Map
Wenona
Chance (Formerly: Rock Creek)
Dames Quarter (Formerly: Damned Quarter)
Mount Vernon (Formerly: Hungary Neck)
Smith Island - Wikpedia Smith Island by Skipjack Heritage; Under Construction
Tangier Island
Holland Island
Oriole - Wikpedia Oriole History by Skipjack Heritage Including the townships of St. Stephens Monie Pidgeon House Broad Creek Crab Island Genngaukin Jerusalem Champ Venton
Fairmont (Formerly: Potato Neck)
Princess Anne (additional links: Main Street Princess Anne)
Marion Station (Formerly: Coulbourne Creek)

Misc. History Links to the Area
Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico Counties 1877 Map
Shari Handley's Lower Delmarva Links Page
David Rumsey Map Collection (Excellent Source: Search and find what you want:>)
American History & Genealogy Project (Somerset County)
A User’s Guide to Somerset County, MD For the 17th and 18th Centuries
Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; a study in foundations and founders
Somerset County Historical Records

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