Edge Creek is a bay in Talbot County, Maryland, in the United States.[1][2] It is small tributary on the eastern edge of Broad Creek that flows from the north, dividing it from Leadenham Creek. The bay is surrounded by the peninsula of Royal Oak on three sides.
| Edge Creek | |
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 Map of the rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Choptank and its watershed highlighted | |
  Edge Creek | |
| Location | Talbot County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°44′N 76°12.5′W / 38.733°N 76.2083°W |
| Type | Bay |
| Etymology | James Edge |
| Part of | Choptank River Basin, Chesapeake Bay |
| Choptank River | |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Settlements | Royal Oak, Maryland |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Edge Creek | |
The water from Edge Creek flows into the Choptank River basin, continuing to the Chesapeake Bay.
Namesake
editEdge Creek was named for James Edge (ca. 1710–1757,[3] an 18th-century assessor.[4] Edge immigrated to Maryland from England. On arrival in the county, he was a merchant, agent and factor for Richard Gildart, Esq., of Liverpool, England.[5][6] He lived on the banks of the creek and owned property around which Edge Creek would be named.[7] He did not have any natural born children. Upon his death, his nieces by marriage, Anne and Elizabeth Oldham inherited his property.[8]
See also
edit- Edge Hill, Liverpool, also named for the same Edge family
References
edit- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edge Creek
- ↑ "Creeks by county, Maryland". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0426, Page 0622 - A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ↑ Harrison, Samuel Alexander (1915). History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861. Williams & Wilkins. p. 317.
- ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0426, Page 0300 - A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0040, Page 0219 - Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1737-1740". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ Tilghman, Oswald; Harrison, S. A. (Samuel Alexander) (1915). History of Talbot county, Maryland, 1661-1861. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins company.
- ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0426, Page 0224 - A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2024.