Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area | |
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Location in Maryland | |
Location | Frederick, Maryland, United States |
Coordinates | 39°15′56″N 77°31′52.5″W / 39.26556°N 77.531250°W |
Established | 1972 |
Operator | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Heater's Island WMA |
Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Frederick County, Maryland. Heater's Island is a large forested island in the Potomac River near Point of Rocks, Maryland. It was long inhabited by the Piscataway people, who were forced to leave by smallpox in 1705.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Heater's Island WMA". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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