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Curbside recycling has been a big issue in Chesapeake ever since the city opted to end its curbside recycling program back in 2022. The measure on this year’s ballot is an advisory referendum.
The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.
The Chesapeake Bay is a major North American bay, estuary, and geographic region and is located in the central Intracoastal Waterway area of the East Coast of the United States, in Maryland and Virginia.
Cape Charles, located close to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore, was founded in 1884 as a planned community by railroad and ferry interests.In 1883, William Lawrence Scott became president of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company (NYP&N), and purchased three plantations comprising approximately 2,509 acres from the heirs of former Virginia Governor ...
An issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine. Chesapeake Bay Magazine is a monthly publication focusing on boating, leisure, and lifestyle on the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding areas. Articles include such topics as "Nautical Know-How" and "boating destinations". [1] Fishing, water sports, and sailing are also highlighted.
After the Civil War, the oyster harvesting industry exploded.In the 1880s, the Chesapeake Bay was the source of almost half of the world's supply of oysters. [4] New England fishermen encroached on the Bay after their local oyster beds had been exhausted, which prompted violent clashes with local fishermen from Maryland and Virginia. [4]
Love Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, off the northern end of Kent Island, Maryland. History
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