Chaptico, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Chaptico is an unincorporated community
in St. Mary's County, Maryland
, United States
. It lies on Chaptico Run, which forms a bay as it enters the Wicomico River
.
for "big-broad-river-it-is" and related to the friendly Chaptico
Native American tribe visited by Gov. Charles Calvert
in 1663. The town was a shipping point until the Wicomico River silted up in the 18th century. It was damaged by the British in 1813, during the War of 1812
. Some of its prominent citizens were pro-Southern and jailed during the Civil War
.
Chaptico has a number of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places
, including Bachelor's Hope
, Christ Episcopal Church
, and Deep Falls
. Nearby are Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek Raceway, and the golf course community of Wicomico
Shores.
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 St. Mary's County, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies on Chaptico Run, which forms a bay as it enters the Wicomico River
Wicomico River
The Wicomico River is the name of two rivers in Maryland in the United States:*The Wicomico River , in Wicomico County, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay...
.
History
"Chaptico" may be AlgonquianAlgonquian languages
The Algonquian languages also Algonkian) are a subfamily of Native American languages which includes most of the languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Ojibwe language, which is a...
for "big-broad-river-it-is" and related to the friendly Chaptico
Chaptico
The Chaptico were a group of Native Americans who lived along the Western shore of Chesapeake Bay in what is today Maryland. They were loosely dominated by the Patuxent in the pre-colonial time. The Chaptico spoke an Algonquian language....
Native American tribe visited by Gov. Charles Calvert
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, 2nd Proprietor and 6th and 9th Proprietary Governor of Maryland , inherited the colony in 1675 upon the death of his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. He had been his father's Deputy Governor since 1661 when he arrived in the colony at the age of 24...
in 1663. The town was a shipping point until the Wicomico River silted up in the 18th century. It was damaged by the British in 1813, during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. Some of its prominent citizens were pro-Southern and jailed during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
Chaptico has a number of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary's County, Maryland
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary's County, Maryland.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States...
, including Bachelor's Hope
Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland)
Bachelor's Hope is a historic home located at Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is known for the two-story brick central block with a jerkinhead roof, which contains one large ground-floor room. On either side are one-story, two-room brick wings...
, Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church (Chaptico, Maryland)
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic church located at Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It was constructed in 1736 of Flemish bond brick construction with glazed headers, 60 feet long and 40 feet wide, with an original semicircular brick apse. In 1916, a three-story brick...
, and Deep Falls
Deep Falls
Deep Falls is a historic home located at Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It began as a one-story four-room frame house that was reportedly built in 1745. The house was apparently extensively remodeled at some time during the last two decades of the 18th century then again...
. Nearby are Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek Raceway, and the golf course community of Wicomico
Wicomico
The name Wicomico may refer to the following:*The Wicocomico or Wicomico people, an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe, part of whom lived in Tidewater Virginia*Wicomico River, the name of several rivers tributary to the Chesapeake Bay watershed...
Shores.