Maryland's 1st congressional district
Maryland's 1st congressional district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as Harford County and parts of Baltimore County; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 11 counties.
Image: Philip Key 1750 1820 by Charles Willson Peale
Image: James Augustus Stewart
Image: John W Crisfield Congressman from Maryland
Image: Hiram Mc Collough photo portrait seated
Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a part of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies mostly on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay. Nine counties are normally included in the region. The Eastern Shore is part of the larger Delmarva Peninsula that Maryland shares with Delaware and Virginia.
Crisfield, a seafood center along Chesapeake Bay
A farm in Kent County
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County
Queen Anne's County courthouse