The site of the former Sharps Island is now covered by 3 to 4 meters of water.
Sources
- Fact Sheet 102-98 - The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level (pubs.usgs.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.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=430 (lighthousefriends.com)
- https://www.historic-structures.com/md/tilghman_island/sharps-island-light/ (historic-structures.com)
- https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-chesapeake-bay-impact-craters-executive-orders/ (earthmagazine.org)
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