Near Berlin in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Keep Them Safe / Keep Them Wild
Assateague Island National Seashore
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2022
1. Keep Them Safe / Keep Them Wild Marker
Keep Them Safe
During your visit to Assateague you will likely encounter a few of the island's most popular residents.
Both petting and feeding horses causes harmful behavioral changes as they become unafraid of humans and vehicles. When horses begin approaching vehicles and visitors, they become more aggressive over time. Horses attracted to roads have an increased risk of being injured or killed by a vehicle.
Being unafraid of humans is not the same as being "tame"! For your safety and the safety of the Assateague horses, please obey park regulations and do not approach, touch, or feed them.
Keep Them Wild
Horses have been present on Assateague Island since the 1600s. Free ranging bands graze in the marshes, saunter along the beach, and drink at freshwater ponds. They wander on trails and roads. They are accustomed to human activity but they are not tame. To keep them wild, keep your distance.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Colonial Era.
Location. 38° 12.334′ N, 75° 9.151′ W. Marker is near Berlin, Maryland
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saving Lives (approx. half a mile away); Native Americans (approx. half a mile away); Olde Sinepuxent (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Keep Them Safe / Keep Them Wild (approx. 1.1 miles away); Baltimore Boulevard (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wild and Free (approx. 2.2 miles away); Peregrine Falcon Migration (approx. 2.3 miles away); Swindler Park (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. An identical marker stands elsewhere in the park.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 16, 2022
2. Keep Them Safe / Keep Them Wild Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
