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Maryland 



Hiis state has it all — -from seashores to 

 mountains — in diverse geographic regions 



THE WESTERN REGION A must see is the 9 500 



acre Dan's Mountain Wildlife Management Area, home to the 

 scarlet tanager, yellow-throated vireo, ovenbird, and many 

 species of songbirds. While you're there, don't miss the spectac- 

 ular view from Dan's Rock Overlook. For hikers and anglers, 

 Rocky Gap State Park is outstanding. The Park's Lake Habeeb 

 is home to panfish, trophy trout, and large and smallmouth 

 bass, while the Lakeside Trail encircling it offers a scenic and 

 moderate 4.5-mile hike through shoreline, woodlands, and 

 across bridges. 



THE CENTRAL REGION Highlights include the 

 Patuxent River Park, 6,700 acres of sandy beaches, marsh- 

 lands, and wooded bluffs brimming with a great variety of 

 plant and animal life. Birders should visit the Patuxent 

 Research Refuge, a year-round habitat for waterfowl, wading 

 birds, songbirds, woodpeckers, and great blue herons. For 

 hawk and osprey viewing, visit the 

 Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management 

 Area and the Lower Susquehanna 

 Heritage Center's Conowingo Dam. 



THE CAPITAL REGION 



Comprising Frederick, Montgomery, 

 and Prince George's counties, the 

 ( iipital Region is not just a great place 

 to slay when you are visiting neighboring 

 Washington, D. C. This area has more 



than three centuries of history and rolling farm- 

 lands as well as cities. Frederick County, in fact, 

 has more farms than any other county in 

 Maryland, with vineyards and covered bridges 

 and Civil War battle sites. Montgomery County 

 also has historical treasures — especially for canal 

 buffs — and the Great Falls on the Potomac River. 

 And for modern history, visit the Goddard Space 

 Flight Center in Prince Georges County and 

 learn about the pioneers of space flight. 



THE EASTERN SHORE Maryland's Eastern Shore features 

 the Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area and Assateague 

 Island. For eagle sightings, head to Pocomoke Cypress Swamp 

 where flocks of up to 50 bald eagles have been seen. Other 

 Pocomoke residents and visitors include herons, egrets, ducks, 

 ospreys, and barn owls. The mile-long Assateague Island, a nation- 

 al seashore area, is home to famous wild ponies and attracts a 

 host of birds, including brown pelicans, oystercatchers, gulls, 

 and piping plovers. 



THE SOUTHERN REGION Located in the Atlantic 

 Coastal Plain — where the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the 

 Potomac and Patuxent Rivers are never far away — this region 

 boasts historic sites and woods, fields, ponds, beaches, and acres 

 of bald cvpress swamps. Fossil hunters should head to 15-million- 

 year-old Calvert Cliffs, where more than 600 species of fossils, 

 including various species of sharks, have been found. 



