Charts of public oyster grounds, 1892-1896.

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Charts of public oyster grounds, 1892-1896.

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This series contains maps and charts of oyster grounds along Virginia's rivers and coasts and includes the following: Atlantic Coast (1895), East River (1894), Great Wicomico River (1894), James River (1892), Little Wicomico River (1894), Mobjack Bay (1894), Nomini Bay and Lower Machodoc River (1893), Norfolk County (1892), Northumberland County (1893), Occohannock and Naswaddox Creeks (1893), Piankatank River and Milford Haven (1894), Pocomoke Sound (1892), Severn, Ware, and North Rivers (1894), Tangier Sound (1892), Yeocomico River (1896), York River (1893).

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