Delmarva
Three-state coastal peninsula
Delmarva is the peninsula on the eastern U.S. seaboard shared by Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia—a portmanteau of the three state names.
The Chesapeake Bay separates it from the mainland.
We spent the summer on Delmarva.
The region is known for its beaches, farmland, and the Chesapeake Bay's seafood industry.
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- SalisburyCathedral city in Wiltshire
- DoverDelaware's capital city
- WilmingtonDelaware's principal city
Of occupied territories
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- Underground RailroadCovert abolitionist escape network
Harriet Tubman · antebellum · archaeology · heritage · Quakers · tobacco · watermen · skipjack
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- brackishMildly salty water
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
salt marsh · inlet · bay · ecosystem · salinity · estuarine · oysters · blue crabs
Birds raised for food
- chicken housesShelters for domestic fowl
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
- farmingCultivating land for food
harvest · tillage · irrigation · combine · tractor · fertilizer · crop rotation · greenhouse
Chesapeake Bay
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- SalisburyCathedral city in Wiltshire
- DoverDelaware's capital city
colonial
Of occupied territories
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- slaveryOwnership of people
Underground Railroad · Harriet Tubman · antebellum · archaeology · heritage · Quakers · tobacco · watermen · skipjack · oystering
Chesapeake
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
marsh · salt marsh · inlet · bay · ecosystem · salinity · estuarine · oysters · blue crabs · clams
poultry
Birds raised for food
- chicken housesShelters for domestic fowl
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
farming · harvest · tillage · irrigation · combine · tractor · fertilizer · crop rotation · greenhouse · livestock
shorebirds
Coastal avian foragers
binoculars · birdwatch · avian · nesting · flyway · songbirds · raptors · herons · egrets · ospreys
- Delmarva PeninsulaMid-Atlantic coastal land strip