However, the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 halted the plans for development. Some 5,000 private lots comprising what is now National Park Service property were zoned and sold for resort development in the 1950s. After severe nor'easters in 1998, a sand replenishment program was undertaken to restore a sand supply to the north end of Assateague and to ensure a continuing supply.īefore the national seashore was created in 1965, the island was going to be turned into a private resort community called Ocean Beach, Maryland. The inlet was formed during the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane, separating Fenwick and Assateague islands, and a jetty was immediately constructed to stabilize the inlet. As a result, Assateague's beach is shifted several hundred meters westwards compared to Ocean City's. This condition is most pronounced at the northern end of the island, where Ocean City's jetties have stabilized the islands north of the Ocean City Inlet and have starved Assateague of new sand. The island is moving westwards, the result of rising sea levels and waves rolling over the island during storms. The source of the sand is run-off from the Appalachian Mountains. The island is built from sand that moves south via longshore drift to distribute sand along the island's length. The only access to the Maryland district (and the state park) is via the Verrazano Bridge on Maryland Route 611.Īssateague Island is part of a chain of barrier islands that extend from Maine to Texas. The smaller Assateague State Park sits within the borders of this district. This district contains a visitor center, campground, three nature trails, a life guarded beach, and the park's headquarters. The Maryland District of Assateague Island National Seashore runs from the Ocean City Inlet in the north to the Virginia state line. All automobile traffic must enter the mainland before traveling to the other end of the island. It is not possible to drive down the island from one district to the other. The park is divided into the Maryland District in the north and the Virginia District in the south. The island is approximately 37 miles long, yet never more than a mile wide. The park is located on a barrier island shaped by the stormy seas and gentle winds along the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula. The national seashore is famous for its white sand beaches and wild ponies. The park was created in 1965 after a strong nor'easter (the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962) destroyed the planned, but never built, resort community of Ocean Beach, Maryland. Over 2.1 million people visit the park each year. The portion of the island designated as national seashore extends from the Ocean City inlet to the Maryland/Virginia state border. We hope you enjoy a very special CAM 2016!Īssateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service occupying about half of Assateague Island, located off Maryland's eastern shore on the Atlantic Ocean. Don't forget to record this code! Any geocacher who has completed all ten CAM geocaches and attends the CAM Picnic on May 14th will receive a Certificate of Completion and a Cache Across Maryland 2016 Geocoin. The code can be found on the side of the cache container and inside the front cover of the logbook. Each geocache contains a code which you will use to determine the location of the CAM 2016 Picnic to be held on May 14th. This is one of ten geocaches placed in National Parks for Cache Across Maryland 2016. From the mountains of Western Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean, Cache Across Maryland 2016 will demonstrate that Maryland truly is “America in Miniature”. The Maryland Geocaching Society and the National Park Service welcome you to the 2016 edition of Cache Across Maryland! In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, the MGS and the NPS have joined together in presenting CAM 2016 in ten National Park locations throughout the state of Maryland.
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