Learn about Chopticon High School
We are glad that you are searching for real estate information on our site. This information is located on a page that is not maintained by DMS Properties, LLC Residential Real Estate Services. Chopticon High School is located on Colton Point Road. It is in the Town of Morganza, MD. The school has an interesting history. The information here was provided by the school.
In 1608, Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first person to record seeing Native American villages. The Chopticon Indians had villages near the Wicomico and Port Tobacco streams and Choptico Bay. The Chopticon tribe was not a large group. It was estimated at 2,000 in 1600.
The Chopticon tribe enjoyed friendly relations with the English. They were the object of the first Catholic mission. It was established by Father Andrew White. Father White recorded feelings of mutual respect and admiration between the Chopticons and the English. Within the Chopticon tribe, obedience and valor were stressed as a way to gain blessings and earn other men’s esteem.
It was recorded that the Chopticon Indians were woodland Indians who dressed in deerskins and wore beads around their necks. Bracelets and earrings were common adornments of both men and women.
The Chopticon tribe joined the English and Piscataway Confederation in a border war with the Susquehannocks. This tribe was more warlike than the Piscataways. Even though the Piscataways were successful, there continued to be future raids against the Chopticons by the Susquehannocks and Iroqouis. These raids led to the Chopticon tribe moving north along the Potomac River in the mid 1600’s.
In 1651, the English established Choptico Resolving. It was located near the head of the Wicomico River. This was done in an effort to protect the Piscataways and other tribes from raids by the Susquehannocks. In 1688, the manor was renamed Choptico Hundred. Only a few members of the Chopticon tribe chose to remain there. By 1765, it was estimated that only 150 members of the Chopticon tribe existed. During the late 1700’s, the Chopticon tribe continued to decrease in number. The remaining members continued moving west along the Potomac River. They assimilated into the Mohican and Delaware tribes.
This tribe spoke the Algonquian language or at least a dialect of it. This language had no written form so it remained for such men as William Strachey, John White, Edwin Dalrymple, Andrew White, and others to record what little existed of how the language sounded. Due to the practice by the English to spell names of tribes phonetically, there were variations of the name Chopticon which included Choptico or Chaptico.
Whether the Indian in question is Chopticon, Choptico, or Chaptico, is of small value at this time. What is important is that they be remembered.
During the school desegregation movement of the mid 1960’s, the naming of Chopticon High School was seen as a unifying factor in the community. Just as the Chopticons assimilated peacefully into other tribes, the goal of Chopticon High School was to provide a safe environment where all students could be educated without fear. Since 1965, Chopticon High School has promoted participation, respect, individual accountability, decision-making, and excellence. These qualities define Chopticon High School today and reflect the school motto PRIDE INSIDE.