Survey of Oyster Bars, Somerset County, Md. 



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"Scot" (S 83° 02' W) 00 



Chimney of Richardson's oyster house 12 



End of wharf 16 



Chimney of dwelling house 37 



Largest of three pine trees 110 



I 1 ee to right of three pine trees 1 12 



Reference station 1 12 



Chimney of dilapidated white house. - 162 



Nearest gable of first faded red roof house.- 250 

 Nearest end of peak of Matthew's house on 



Saxis Island 310 



Right tangent of Saxis Island 313 



WILL. 



00 00 2J-2 miles. 



41 _. 1% miles. 



41 -. 150 yards. 



53 _„ 125 yards. 



40 -_ )/^ mile. 



00 __ '., mile. 



36 50 ii- 57 meters. 



43 _ _ _ _ 250 yards. 



03 __ 2 miles. 



2 ! j miles. 

 2 ' .. miles. 



Locality. — North shore of Pocomoke River on peninsula known as " Williams Point." (See Chart 

 No. 10.) 



Observed station is on the highest part of Williams Point about \s mile ninth of extreme southern 

 end of point and well back from both shores. A clump of bushes and two small eedar trees stand about 

 40 yards to the north and two medium-sized eedar trees about 300 yards to the west. A drainage creek 

 with mouth on easterly side of peninsula runs almost completely around observed station, passing about 

 50 feet to the south. 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — 



"Old" (N 7i°i8'W) 00 



Cedar tree 7 



Persimmon tree 20 



Nail in blaze in cedar tree 153 



Cedar tree near "Oil" 297 



Cedar tree 357 



00 00 1 y miles. 



33 . . 300 yards. 



24 .. 320 yards. 



2 1 20 34. 30 meters. 



13 _ _ 1 >4 miles. 



55 __ 300 yards 



CUP. 



Locality. — Virginia side of Pocomoke River on solid land about % mile back from shore and ' '% mile 

 from nearest bend of Holden Creek. (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is octagonal cupola on unpainted barn on land known as 'Jolly's Neck Farm." 

 Barn stands near many cedar trees and south of another large unpainted building. 

 Marks. — Observed station is center point of top of cupola on barn. 

 n rices. — None necessary. 



SUMMER. 



Locality. — South and Virginia shore of mouth of Pocomoke River about y mile south of Williams 

 Point, on point known locally as "Sand Bar Point." (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is on sandy part of marsh land about 20 feet back from high-water mark on north 

 and west sides of point. There are no permanent reference marks near station. 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — ° ' " 



"Will" (N 7°o6'E) 00 



Chimney of large white house 15 



Large high tree 25 



Large high tree (opposite shore) 37 



Southerly chimney of large house 79 



Chimney on ell of red roof house 119 



First pine tree in half dozen or more 161 



Larger chimney of white house near woods 199 



Federman's windmill 241 



00 00 \V% miles. 



39 _- 2% miles.. 



42 3 miles. 



08 



39 

 48 



25 

 52 

 11 



2 miles. 

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 y 2 mile. 

 yi mile. 

 % mile. 

 l A mile. 



