unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
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Dorchester County Dorchester County is the name of two counties in the United States:
* Dorchester County, Maryland
* Dorchester County, South Carolina
Dorchester County is a county located in U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population ...
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Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, United States. Crapo is located along Lakesville-Crapo Road on the east bank of the
Honga River
The Honga River is an estuary on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay, bounded on the west by Hooper's Island and on the east by the mainland of Dorchester County, Maryland. in length and over wide, it runs southeast to the west entrance of H ...
in the southern part of the county. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. The name Crapo comes from "crapaud", which is the
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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toad
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...