Delmarva Peninsula Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Delmarva Peninsula
Delmarva is often considered to begin at the C&D Canal, which serves as Delaware's internal Mason-Dixon Line, separating the Northern metropolis ofWilmingtonfrom the rest of the state. Delmarva was largely isolated from the rest of Maryland until the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1952. As a result, values tend to be conservative and closely related to Virginia, as opposed to the western portion of Maryland, which is perceived by locals as more liberal. For this reason, many residents take offense being compared to Marylanders from across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Many, if not most, residents of the peninsula consider themselvesSoutherners(Wilmington aside). Delaware and Maryland were border states during the Civil War, while Virginia was seat of the Confederate government i
Delmarva Peninsula Travel Guide Sections
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