Glossary - Chesapeake Bay Ethnographic Study

The following definitions will be constantly updated throughout the research process.
Maryland
Chesepiooc-Algonquian, native word "at a big river"
Chesapeake: By tribes called "Great Water", later became "Great Shellfish Bay" by settlers
Chesapeake Bay- the United States' largest estuary surrounded by Maryland and Virginia, draining to Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York. Provides seafood, tourism and access
Baltimore, Maryland- Founded 1729, was a leading seaport and port of entry for immigrants to the US, population of 621,000 as of 2010
Lord Baltimore- member of Irish House of Lords, founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony
Fells Point- furthest area in Baltimore harbor, main ship building center
Annapolis, Maryland
Port of Baltimore- port of entry for seafood, tobacco, and ship building distribution
Fall Line
Marsh- wetland that seasonally is flooded or remains wet, dominated by one or few species
The Great Depression
Fall Line
War of 1812
Patapsco River-in central Maryland, forms into the harbor of Baltimore, Francis Scott Key was on a British ship on this river - Star-Spangled Banner
Wetland- environment that serves as a refuge for birds, blue crabs, striped bass, eastern oysters, shad, otters, etc
Salinity-measured in parts per thousands (ppt), serves as a unit of measurement for salt levels; used for Chesapeake Bay; three zones including oligohaline, mesohaline and polyhaline
Oyster Farming
Trawling Net- use for scientific research and data collection, crabs and fish are caught and counted this way
Rappahannock River-in eastern Virginia, feeds into the Chesapeake Bay, served as North and South boundary in Civil War, 195 miles long
Chespeake Bay Program
Chesapeake bay Foundation
Salisbury University
University of Virginia
William and Mary
Estuary
Eastern Shore
Sandy Point
Kent Island
Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
Virginia Beach
Cape Charles
Humid subtropical- Koppen units, environment with very humid and hot summers, cold to mild winters
Watkins Point
Coastal Plain
Ft. McHenry- National Monument where US soldiers defended harbor in War of 1812 from British Navy for 25 hours, Star Spangled Banner was written about this star-shaped fort
Dry Docks
Port of Entry
Commercial Crabbing
Recreational Crabbing