Dorchester County, Maryland

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area 1,588 square miles
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkb:Wicomico_County
gptkb:Somerset_County
gptkb:Talbot_County
gptkb:Caroline_County
gptkbp:climate Humid_subtropical_climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Choptank_River
gptkb:Hooper_Island
gptkb:Smith_Island
gptkb:Taylor's_Island
gptkb:Blackwater_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Fishing Bay
Nanticoke_River
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Chesapeake_Bay_culture
gptkbp:demographics African_American,_White,_Hispanic,_Asian
gptkbp:economicActivity Farming
Fishing
Manufacturing
Tourism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Dorchester_County_Public_Schools
gptkbp:elevation 0 to 100 feet
gptkbp:founded 1669
gptkbp:governmentType Commissioner
gptkbp:hasCountry gptkb:Cambridge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Agriculture and Watermen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorchester County, Maryland
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Choptank_River_Lighthouse
gptkb:Blackwater_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Visitor_Center
gptkb:Cambridge_Historic_District
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman_Museum_and_Educational_Center
Long Wharf Park
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:U.S._Route_50
gptkb:U.S._Route_213
gptkb:Maryland_Route_331
gptkb:Maryland_Route_392
gptkb:Maryland_Route_16
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dorset,_England
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dorchester_County_Fair
gptkb:Cambridge_Main_Street_Festival
Waterfowl Festival
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:population 32,618
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website www.dorchestercountymd.com