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The 25 pages that link to Chesapeake Bay, each with the reason it gives.

• MarylandRelated: The bay divides Maryland’s eastern and western shores and shapes its ecology and economy.

• Roanoke ColonyRelated: White believed the colonists might have moved toward the Chesapeake, his intended destination.

• Battle of the ChesapeakeRelated: Control of its entrance determined whether ships could reach Yorktown.

• Susquehanna RiverRelated: The Susquehanna empties into the bay, supplying much of its freshwater and sediment.

• Delmarva PeninsulaRelated: Its western shore forms much of Delmarva’s boundary and shapes the peninsula’s settlement and transport.

• Great Dismal SwampRelated: The swamp’s maroon communities existed within a wider Chesapeake world of slavery and escape.

• Phragmites australisRelated: Introduced common reed has expanded in some marshes around the bay, where it can replace other vegetation.

• Cownose rayRelated: Cownose rays migrate into the bay each spring to feed and reproduce.

• MenhadenRelated: Its menhaden fishery and predator populations have figured prominently in management disputes.

• NorfolkRelated: The bay’s waters and access routes shape Norfolk’s maritime geography.

• Chesapeake and Delaware CanalRelated: The canal's western end opens into this large estuary.

• Diamondback terrapinRelated: The bay's marshes support well-known terrapin populations.

• History of MarylandRelated: Its waterways connected Maryland’s Indigenous communities, plantations, ports, and markets.