Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area
39°15′56″N 77°31′52.5″W / 39.26556°N 77.531250°W / 39.26556; -77.531250Established 1972 Operator Maryland Department of Natural Resources Website Heater's Island WMA Federal
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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]
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References
- ^ "Heater's Island WMA". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
- Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area
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