Assawoman
Assawoman is a name of Algonquian origin associated with the bays and creeks of the southern Delaware coast. Little Assawoman Bay lies behind a narrow barrier island, with Dirickson Creek entering from the west. The creek was also known as Assawoman, and an Indigenous town stood near its head. Marshes and wooded ground bordered these shallow waters on the Atlantic side of the Delmarva Peninsula.