Eastern Shore of Maryland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_Shore_of_Maryland

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:area	approx. 5,300 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Delaware Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:climate	humid subtropical
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Somerset_County gptkb:Caroline_County gptkb:Kent_County gptkb:Worcester_County gptkb:Dorchester_County gptkb:Wicomico_County gptkb:Cecil_County gptkb:Talbot_County gptkb:Queen_Anne's_County
gptkbp:containsSettlement	17th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkbp:historicallyPartOf	gptkb:Province_of_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eastern Shore of Maryland
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:seafood agriculture beaches tourism
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Salisbury
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Maryland gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Choptank_River gptkb:Nanticoke_River gptkb:Pocomoke_River
gptkbp:notableFauna	blue crabs oysters wild ponies
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:National_Hard_Crab_Derby gptkb:Pocomoke_Cypress_Festival
gptkbp:notableIndustry	fishing tourism poultry farming
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:University_of_Maryland_Eastern_Shore
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Ocean_City Assateague Island Chesapeake Bay Bridge
gptkbp:population	approx. 450,000
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:U.S._Route_13 gptkb:U.S._Route_50
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Talbot_County,_Maryland,_United_States gptkb:Diocese_of_Easton gptkb:Dorchester_County_(MD) gptkb:Queen_Anne's_County,_Maryland,_United_States gptkb:Somerset_County_(MD) gptkb:Trappe,_Maryland,_United_States gptkb:Talbot_County gptkb:Dorchester_County,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5