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Franklin Point is one of Maryland's newest provincial parks, opening after long-running efforts to prevent the area from being developed. The area was originally Deep Creek Airport which closed in the 1980s, and was then purchased by a real estate developer who planned on building 300 houses on the property.
This list of Maryland state parks includes the state parks and state battlefields listed in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources's current acreage report. [1] Generally, the Maryland Park Service, a unit of and under the authority of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is the governing body for these parks, although some ...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources website on Hart-Miller Island Creating a Unique Resource out of Dredged Material by Arnold "Butch" Norden, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 2004 39°15′06″N 76°22′24″W / 39.25167°N 76.37333°W / 39.25167; -76
US 50QB is the designation for a 0.10 mi (0.16 km) ramp from westbound US 50 to MD 456 near Queenstown, Queen Anne's County. [ 1 ] [ 36 ] US 50QC is the designation for a 0.55 mi (0.89 km) unnamed one-way frontage road running parallel to westbound US 50/southbound US 301 from exit 38B of US 50/US 301 to an entrance to US 50/US 301 in Chester ...
Smallwood State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area located on Mattawoman Creek near Marbury, Charles County, Maryland. The state park preserves Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of former Continental Army officer and Governor of Maryland, Major General William Smallwood. The park's 984 acres (398 ha) include a ...
The area got its name from its role as a lookout post, used to watch British ship movements during the War of 1812. [9]During the War of 1812 the Chesapeake Bay was a major route for British War ships, who established a naval and military base at near-by Tangier Island in Virginia for the Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn with Fort Albion there, which constantly raided Chesapeake ...
Susquehanna State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the lower Susquehanna River north of the city of Havre de Grace, Maryland. [3] The state park's main area is on the west bank of the river; the park also manages land on the river islands and east bank. The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and trails for hiking and ...
Big Run State Park is a public recreation area located at the northern end of the Savage River Reservoir, an impoundment of the Savage River, in Garrett County, Maryland. [3] The state park occupies 300 acres (120 ha) in Savage River State Forest and encompasses the confluence of Monroe Run and Big Run. [ 4 ]