Survey oj Oyster Bars, Somerset County, Md. 35 



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MOUNT VERNON CHURCH. 



Locality. — .Southeast side of Wicomico River about Ms mile hack from the shore i ' .. miles south- 

 west of Mount Vernon wharf. (See Chart No. 5.) 



Observed station is on main road in Mount Vernon and is situated on the highest point in the 

 \ icinity. 



Marks. — Observed station is center of steeple of Mount Vernon Methodist Church. 



Reji rences. — None necessary. 



BALL. 



Locality. — Southeast shore of Wicomico River on a point of land about 1 mile northeast of Wingate 

 Point. (See Chart No. 5.) 



Observed station is on a sand and grass point making out about 100 yards west of a sand bluff. 

 A small creek empties into the river about 10 yards to the east, and three poplars stand about 100 

 yards to the south. The extreme northern end of the point is about 35 yards from station and the 

 western side is about 10 yards. 



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

 References. — ° ' " 



"Holland" (N 20 03' W) 00 00 00 ' j. mile. 



Middle one of five [Miles . 107 og . . 100 yards. 



Chimney on John Withlock's house ... 137 57 [ 00 yards 



Left end of pine woods . . 145 33 ' _. mile. 



Right end of pine woods [65 04 ..... ' .. mile. 



Chimney on while house _. . [83 32 kj mile. 



Third poplar . 200 04 yards. 



Chimney of brown house _>4.s 27 , mile. 



WIND. 



Locality. — Southeast shore of Wicomico River about ' 4 mile north of southern end of Wingate 

 Point. (See Chart No. 5.) 



< (bserved station is about 30 yards from high-water mark of Wicomico River on the north side and 



!0 ; irds from the west side. An oyster watehhouse stands about [OO yards to the east of the station 

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



References. — ° ' " 



"Great Shoals Light" (S 36 -'<)' W) OO 00 00 .. . . 1 ' _. miles. 



Tangent of Mollies Point .. 33 35 ..... 1 mile. 



Left end of woods 46 12 ______ 1 ! 4 miles. 



Right end of woods 51 45 __ i-' 4 miles. 



Tangent of Ellis Point 102 47 __ 1 mile. 



White house in woods 157 19 __ 3 miles. 



.Smoke pipe on watehhouse 185 49 __ 100 yards. 



Chimney of brown house 203 38 .. yi mile. 



Chimney of cream-colored house with brown 



trimmings 215 34 .. % mile. 



Watehhouse 308 41 .. ' 4 mile. 



Chimney on 2 '.-story house 342 18 _ 3 miles. 



Chimney on end of white house Dames 



Quarter 350 57 .. 2 % miles. 



LITTLE. 



Locality. — Southern shore of Monie Bay on second prominent point of marsh about % mile to the 

 west of entrance to Little Monie Creek. (See Chart No. 5.) 



Observed station is on a marsh point covered with water bushes and reeds. It is about 1 foot 

 above high-water mark, 7 yards from the west side, 10 yards from the easl side, and about 50 yards 

 from extreme end of point. No permanent reference objects near station. 



