print email comment close Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future URL: http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/ Description: Historical information about this estuary in the eastern United States and the bay's watershed, which encompasses six states (New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia). Topics addressed include Native Americans, the colonial period, oyster wars, 20th century, economy, lighthouses, and watermen ("men and women who make a living by fishing, crabbing, and oystering"). Includes images, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Publisher: The Mariners' Museum Extra Keywords Powhatans Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Maryland -- History Virginia -- History LII Database Information: Record 9217 created by Maria Brandt on 06/30/2005 Last modification on 07/06/2005 Published: 06/30/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9217