New interactive map highlights historical Black beaches and resorts

A new Chesapeake map highlights 65 historically Black beaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation (BOCF) and Chesapeake Conservancy collaborated on the study that includes parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The new story map was created to strengthen conservation efforts of these historic locations and to make sure stories of the Chesapeake’s Black history are amplified.

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