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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge also offers a wealth of recreational and visitor opportunities for all age groups. Although much of Blackwater Refuge is composed of wetlands, there are still many ways to get close to the wildlife and to enjoy the scenery.
As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, [1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. [2] Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.
Location (in red) of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (in yellow). Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross in the early 1820s [1] [2] [3] on the plantation of Anthony Thompson near the village of Madison in Dorchester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
The Friends of Blackwater Refuge worked in conjunction with the National Aquarium in Baltimore on a major marsh restoration project at Barren Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Barren Island is located twelve miles south of the Choptank River and is part of the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex ; the island is adjacent to the ...
The Blackwater River is a 25.8-mile-long (41.5 km) [3] saltwater river in Dorchester County, Maryland. It has many twists and bends and flows through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge . It runs through Robbins , where there is a boat ramp called Shorter's Wharf and a bridge.
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a waterfowl sanctuary in Maryland; Blackwater, Missouri, a city; Blackwater, New Mexico, a power exchange between Texas and New Mexico; Blackwater Dam, a flood control dam in New Hampshire; Blackwater Draw, an archaeological site in New Mexico and a dry watercourse that extends across the Llano Estacado, Texas
It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. [2] The island is crossed by the CSX Susquehanna River Bridge on the north side and the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge on the south side.