. Cecil county. Geology. MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 77 ally sank beneath the encroaching ocean, the waters worked their way up the sinking valley of the Susquehanna and its tributaries, converting them into estuaries, until it had arrived approximately at the position indicated in the accompanying diagram (Fig. 3).. Fig. 3.—Showing position of Talbot shore-line. Here it came to a standstill and remained in that position long enough to cut a third series of sea-cliffs in the more exposed head- lands. It will be seen that the aspect of Cecil county during the Talbot stage was not very different
. Cecil county. Geology. MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 77 ally sank beneath the encroaching ocean, the waters worked their way up the sinking valley of the Susquehanna and its tributaries, converting them into estuaries, until it had arrived approximately at the position indicated in the accompanying diagram (Fig. 3).. Fig. 3.—Showing position of Talbot shore-line. Here it came to a standstill and remained in that position long enough to cut a third series of sea-cliffs in the more exposed head- lands. It will be seen that the aspect of Cecil county during the Talbot stage was not very different from what it is today. It was simply an enlargement of the Chesapeake Bay and its system of estuaries. It was at this time that the lower terrace now extending from tide to a height of 40 or 45 feet was Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Maryland Geological Survey; Shattuck, George Burbank, b. 1869; Bascom, F. (Florence), 1862-1945; Mathews, Edward Bennett, b. 1869; Dorsey, Clarence Wilbur, 1876-; Bonsteel, Jay Allan, 1873-; Fassig, Oliver Lanard, 1860-1936; Pressey, Henry Albert, 1873-; Bauer, L. A. (Louis Agricola), 1865-1932; Curran, Hugh M; Sudworth, George Bishop, 1862-1927; Geological Survey (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Soils. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press
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