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Mallows Bay is a small bay on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, United States.The bay is the location of what is regarded as the "largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere" [2] [3] and is described as a "ship graveyard."
The Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary is located in an 18-square-mile (47 km 2) portion of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland.It lies off the Nanjemoy Peninsula, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Washington, D.C. [2] [3] [7]
The State of Maryland placed Mallows Bay in a protected status in 2002, and in September 3, 2019 the bay became part of the Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. [2] The sunken hulls of dozens of the ships still are visible at low tide at Mallows Bay, and they are regarded as the "largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere."
Purse State Park is a former Maryland state park located on the Potomac River in Charles County that has been subsumed into the 1,365-acre (552 ha) Nanjemoy Wildlife Management Area. [3] As the Purse Area, the former park is known for fossil hunting on the beaches of Wades Bay at the southern end of the Nanjemoy WMA.
By the end of March 18, the Potomac River at Williamsport had risen to 48.6 feet. In Hancock, it had risen to 47.6 feet, 17 feet above flood stage. An estimated 300 to 350 homes along the Potomac ...
All navigable parts of the river were designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2006, [7] and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated an 18-square-mile (47 km 2) portion of the river in Charles County, Maryland, as the Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary in 2019. [8]
[88] [89] [90] Museums in the area include the Calvert Marine Museum, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. [88] Waterfront sites along the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River, and the Patuxent River are also tourist attractions. These include Mallows Bay, the Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, and Solomon's Island. [66 ...
Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic: 18 sq mi (47 km 2) September 3, 2019 [16] Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic: 0.785 sq mi (2.03 km 2) February 5, 1975 [10] Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Pacific: 6,094 sq mi (15,780 km 2) September 18, 1992 [10] Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Pacific