Wicomico And Pocomoke Railroad
The name Wicomico may refer to the following: *The Wicocomico or Wicomico people, an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe, part of whom lived in the Tidewater region of Virginia *Wicomico River (other), several rivers tributary to the Chesapeake Bay watershed * Wicomico County, Maryland *, formerly USS ''Choctaw'', a yard tug in the United States Navy *Wicomico High School Wicomico High School (commonly abbreviated "Wi Hi") is a high school located in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with James M. Bennett High School, Mardela Midd ...

Wicocomico People
The Wicocomico, Wiccocomoco, Wighcocomoco, or Wicomico (originally called the Wicacoan) were an Algonquian-speaking tribe who lived in Northumberland County, Virginia, at the head and slightly north of the Little Wicomico River. They were the first native people on the mainland encountered by Captain John Smith, prior to his famous interaction with Pamunkee and Pocahontas of the Powhatan people. Due to constant encroachment and manipulation by settlers, opportunists and Captain Smith, as well as internal conflict regarding how to respond to these, the tribe splintered. The colonial court of Virginia ordered them to merge with a smaller tribe and renamed the Wicocomico. They were assigned a flag -- and a reservation of near Dividing Creek, south of the Great Wicomico River. The grandson of King Machywap Taptico (who was originally considered a friend of John Smith) was forced to sell the last remaining piece of Wicacoan-owned land following the Battle of the Wilderness fou ...
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Tidewater Region Of Virginia
Tidewater refers to the north Atlantic coastal plain region of the United States of America. Definition Culturally, the Tidewater region usually includes the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. Speaking geographically, however, it covers about 50,000 square miles, from New York's Long Island in the north to the southernmost edge of North Carolina in the south, an area that includes the state of Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula. The cultural Tidewater region got its name from the effects of the changing tides on local rivers, sounds, and the ocean. The area has a centuries-old cultural heritage that sets the Tidewater region apart from the adjacent inland parts of the United States, especially with respect to its distinctive dialects of English, which are gradually disappearing, along with its islands and its receding shoreline. Geography The tidewater region developed when sea level rose after ...
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Wicomico River (other)
Wicomico River is the name of two rivers in Maryland in the United States: * Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore), in Wicomico County, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay * Wicomico River (Potomac River), a tributary of the Potomac River in south central Maryland See also * Great Wicomico River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia *Little Wicomico River The Little Wicomico River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the United States state of Virginia. The river, mostly tidal, flows into Chesapeake ...

Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, which in turn derives from Algonquian language words , meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently referring to a Native American town on the banks. Wicomico County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The newspaper of record is ''The Daily Times.'' History Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867. Politics and government Wicomico County was granted a charter form of government in 1964. In the period after the Reconstruction era, Wicomico County became solidly Democratic due to its strong support for secession and state efforts to disenfranchise most blacks by raising barriers to voter registration. Independent insurgent white groups worked to intimidate and discoura ...
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