Bishops Head, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Bishops Head is a small remote unincorporated community
in the crabbing country of Southern Dorchester County, Maryland
, United States
. The area is made up of small conifer woods and salt marsh
. It is residential but has a low population.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the crabbing country of Southern Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The area is made up of small conifer woods and salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
. It is residential but has a low population.