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Near Grasonville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Island in the Marsh: a hummock

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

 
 
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
1. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Inscription.
Rising above the salt marsh is a wooded island called a hummock. Here, loblolly pine, bayberry, and holly take root in the drier soil and protect wildlife from the challenging conditions of the open marsh.

Who takes shelter in the hummock?
✤ Deer and foxes hid in the undergrowth.
✤ Red-bellied woodpeckers and northern flickers nest in the pines.
✤ Bald eagles roost on high branches.

 
Erected by Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsEnvironment.
 
Location. 38° 56.886′ N, 76° 13.734′ W. Marker is near Grasonville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. Marker is on Discovery Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grasonville MD 21638, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Forest Values for the Bay: loblolly pine plantation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Haven for Biodiversity: hardwood forest (approx. 0.8 miles away); Working the Waters (approx. 1.6 miles away); Crossing Point (approx. 1.6 miles away); Enemy Occupation (approx. 2.1 miles away); Byway Destinations
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(approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Byway Destinations (approx. 2.1 miles away); Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grasonville.
 
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
2. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
3. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Visitor Center
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
4. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Pond behind the Visitor Center
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
5. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Scenery on the parking lot
Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 27, 2013
6. Island in the Marsh: a hummock Marker
Sign on the road to the Visitor Center
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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