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The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 3,344 at the 2020 census. [ 5 ] The town is a tourist gateway to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on adjacent Assateague Island , [ 6 ] the location of a popular recreational beach and home of the Virginia herd of Chincoteague Ponies .
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) wildlife preserve operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.It is primarily located on the Virginia half of Assateague Island with portions (only about 3%) located on the Maryland side of the island, as well as Morris Island and Wildcat Marsh.
The Museum of Chincoteague Island, located at 7125 Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, Virginia, United States, celebrates the people, culture and heritage of Chincoteague Island. [ 1 ] Exhibits
Chincoteague (crater), impact crater in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars; Chincoteague Fire Department, a historic building in Chincoteague, Virginia; Chincoteague High School, a public high school in Accomack County, Virginia; Chincoteague Island Library, an historic building in Chincoteague, Virginia
In 2016, the first foal and Misty of Chincoteague descendant since 1972 was born on Beebe Ranch. The black pinto filly was born to 5th-generation Misty descendant and Chincoteague pony Nightmist's Little Angel - a bay pinto mare with some Thoroughbred and American Paint Horse blood - and was named "Angel's Stormy Drizzle" (or "Drizzle") by her ...
Chincoteague Bay (locally / ˈ ʃ ɪ ŋ k ə t iː ɡ,-t ɪ ɡ, ˌ ʃ ɪ ŋ k ə ˈ t iː ɡ /) is a lagoon between the Atlantic barrier islands of Assateague and Chincoteague and the mainland of Worcester County, Maryland and northern Accomack County, Virginia.
The Refuge Waterfowl Museum was located at 7059 Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, Virginia, United States. The museum contained an extensive collection of wildfowl wood carvings by renowned decoy crafters. [1] The museum also exhibited murals, wildlife paintings and skipjack models. [1] The museum claimed "Cigar" Daisy as its resident carver. [2]
The original plan for a causeway to link Chincoteague to the mainland was proposed by John B. Whealton, who formed the Chincoteague Toll Road and Bridge Company in 1919. The route originally proposed ran from Wallops Neck to the south end of Chincoteague, but was changed to bring the bridge to the center of town.