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VA 10. Neabsco Creek Marsh. Acreage: 1 50. 



Location: Prince William County; Ouantico Quadrangle; about 3.5 miles S of 

 Woodbridge; between U.S. 1 and railroad bridge crossing mouth of creek. 



Description: Fresh-water marsh, dominated by Zizania, Typha, Pontederia, and 

 Polygonum. 



Encroachments: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is under contract to conduct a 

 20-acre fill operation next to the west side of the railroad trestle. This is not in 

 the main part of the marsh. On the east side of the trestle, the District of Colum- 

 bia wishes to fill in an extension of this marsh with refuse and build a sewage 

 treatment plant and marina on the reclaimed land. 



Ownership: Private. 



Data source: Frederick R. Swan, Jr., 204 East View Dr., West Liberty State 

 College, West Liberty, W. Va. 260y4. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Mr. Gary Farley, Director of Recreation and 

 Parks for Prince William County; Mr. Neil Hotchkiss, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service, Patuxent River, Md. 20670. 



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