185:, the county seat of Dorchester County. The last town in Dorchester County occupied by the Choptank was Locust Neck Indian Town, which they left about 1790. In 1822, the state of Maryland sold the land of the reservation for development. The state used some of the proceeds to pay its share of contribution to the formation of the District of Columbia.
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immediately to their south, which was dominant on the
Eastern Shore. After the arrival of English colonists, the tribes' histories took different paths. The Choptank maintained good relations with the European settlers. Eventually they were
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The only Indian reservation which the
English established in fee simple on the Eastern Shore was the Choptank Indian Reservation in 1669. The territory included what later became the city of
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into the mainstream society through intermarriage. Like many other small tribes, they ceased to exist as a separate entity, although their descendants survive.
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was named after the tribe. It served from 1918 until 1946. The towns of
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colonial government. The
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Encyclopedia', 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
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287:, Dept of Natural Resources, Maryland, accessed 18 Mar 2010
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The name
Choptank is thought to be from the Nanticoke word
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Placenames - Choptank Mills, Kent County, Delaware, U.S.A.
327:, Native Languages of the Americas, accessed 18 Mar 2010
315:, Native Languages of the Americas, accessed 18 Mar 2010
425:Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview"
409:Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview"
337:Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview"
297:Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview"
159:a stream that separates, or place of big current.
985:Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
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836:Iron Hill Cut Jasper Quarry Archeological Site
881:Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site
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367:Terry Plowman, "Native Americans of Delmarva"
907:Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site
826:Heath Farm Jasper Quarry Archeological Site
236:Clark, Patricia Roberts (21 October 2009).
119:basin, which included parts of present-day
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115:. They occupied an area along the lower
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107:people that historically lived on the
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912:National Archives Archeological Site
452:"Lower Choptank River Historic Site"
380:, Vol. 1, 1999, accessed 18 Mar 2010
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38:Regions with significant populations
995:Native American history of Maryland
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1000:Native American tribes in Maryland
866:Nolands Ferry I Archeological Site
821:Heath Farm Camp Archeological Site
771:Aisquith Farm E Archeological Site
354:The Indian Tribes of North America
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886:Willin Village Archeological Site
463:Choptank and Tuckahoe River Guide
431:, 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
415:, 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
303:, 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
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776:Arundel Cove Archaeological Site
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301:Maryland Online Encyclopedia
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537:Historic and present tribes
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137:Eastern Algonquian language
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68:Native American religion
764:Prehistoric communities
668:Susquehannock language
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278:"Choptank River Basin"
131:counties. They spoke
16:Native American people
74:Related ethnic groups
1010:Algonquian ethnonyms
917:Old Colony Cove Site
717:Historic communities
645:Historical languages
390:Choptank River Basin
352:Swanton, John Reed.
786:Beck Northeast Site
781:Barton Village Site
748:Prehistoric peoples
724:Accokeek Creek Site
683:Present territories
658:Piscataway language
378:Delmarva Millennium
139:closely related to
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653:Nanticoke language
491:2009-09-09 at the
457:2008-10-11 at the
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313:Nanticoke Language
283:2011-04-20 at the
200:Choptank, Maryland
113:Delmarva Peninsula
33:Extinct as a tribe
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575:Mattawoman
550:Assateague
224:References
205:Chesapeake
125:Dorchester
103:-speaking
101:Algonquian
99:) were an
990:Nanticoke
831:Hoye Site
635:Yaocomico
585:Nanticoke
190:U.S. Navy
183:Cambridge
168:paramount
164:Nanticoke
133:Nanticoke
80:Nanticoke
56:Nanticoke
50:Languages
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610:Potapoco
605:Pocomoke
590:Patuxent
560:Choptank
555:Chaptico
545:Accokeek
489:Archived
455:Archived
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281:Archived
212:See also
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171:chiefdom
141:Delaware
129:Caroline
93:Choptank
62:Religion
23:Choptank
620:Shawnee
262:Ababeve
193:tugboat
151:History
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