Sharps Island was described and mapped by John Smith in 1608.
Sources
- Fact Sheet 102-98 - The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://www.nps.gov/tripideas/boating-the-patuxent-river.htm (nps.gov)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353514498_THE_LEGACY_OF_A_VANISHED_ISLAND_LANDSCAPE_The_Story_of_Sharps_Island_Monograph_7-23-2021 (researchgate.net)
- https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/sharps-island-remembered-tilghman-watermens-museum-reopens-with-new-exhibit/ (chesapeakebaymagazine.com)
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