Bloodsworth Island

Bloodsworth Island is an island in the Chesapeake Bay. It lies in southern Dorchester County, Maryland.[1] Historic research suggests that sites discovered in an archaeological investigation of the northern third of the island were associated with families who worked in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay oystering industry.[2]

Bloodsworth Island
B Isl
Location within Maryland
B Isl
B Isl (the United States)
Geography
LocationChesapeake Bay
Coordinates38°10′36″N 76°03′08″W
Administration
United States
StateMaryland
Demographics
Population0

History

Bloodsworth Island Range

From 1942 to 1995, the United States Navy used the island as a shore bombardment and bombing range for firing and dropping live ordnance from ships and aircraft. This included bombs, small and large caliber ammunition, rockets, and missiles that contained explosives, propellants, and other energetics.[3] Due to extensive contamination by unexploded ordnance, the island is currently off-limits to the public.

On the season 10 episode 8 episode of the AMC TV show The Walking Dead, newcomer Virgil says he is from a community living on Bloodsworth Island and he is trying to return. The episode ends with Michone (Danai Gurira) accompanying Virgil, presumably to return to Bloodsworth Island to obtain weapons with which to kill Alpha's zombie herd.

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gollark: Network incursion, sorry.
gollark: Don't worry, I *will* exist in ~30 minutes.
gollark: However, I can probably still SSH into my server to run Mindustry and such.
gollark: I may not be available tomorrow because we are going to "London".
  • 1903 topographic map.

References
  • Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
  1. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 150.
  2. Blake, Jr., Jerrell. "National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Registration Form, Bloodsworth Island Archaeological District". The Digital Archaeological Record. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. "Bloodsworth Island Range". United States Navy. Retrieved 19 September 2016.



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