Virginia. Board on the Cheaspeake and Its Tributaries.
The Board on the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries was created by an act passed by the General Assembly on 4 March 1884. The Board was composed of the governor, auditor of public accounts, and treasurer. On 29 February 1892 the General Assembly authorized the Board to cooperate with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in surveying the natural oyster beds, rocks, and shoals of Virginia. James B. Baylor was in charge of the survey. The board ceased to exist after the General Assembly transferred its functions to the newly created Board of Fisheries by an act passed 7 February 1898.
From the description of Charts of public oyster grounds, 1892-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86172203
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Virginia. Board on the Cheaspeake and Its Tributaries. Charts of public oyster grounds, 1892-1896. | Library of Virginia |
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| associatedWith | Baylor, James B. | person |
| associatedWith | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Board on the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Commission of Fisheries. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| North River (Va.) | |||
| Naswaddox Creek (Va.) | |||
| York River (Va.) | |||
| Milford Haven (Va.) | |||
| James River (Va.) | |||
| East River (Mathews County, Va.) | |||
| Northumberland County (Va.) | |||
| Tangier Sound (Md. and Va.) | |||
| Piankatank River (Va.) | |||
| Ware River (Va.) | |||
| Atlantic Coast (Va.) | |||
| Pocomoke Sound (Md. and Va.) | |||
| Norfolk County (Va.) | |||
| Occohannock Creek (Va.) | |||
| Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) | |||
| Mobjack Bay (Va.) | |||
| Severn River (Va.) | |||
| Great Wicomico River (Va.) | |||
| Virginia | |||
| Yeocomico River (Va.) | |||
| Lower Machodoc River (Va.) | |||
| Little Wicomico River (Va.) |
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| Oysters |
| Shellfish fisheries |
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Active 1892
Active 1896
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