Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area

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Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
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Location in Maryland
Location Charles, Maryland, United States
Coordinates 38°32′32″N77°13′25″W / 38.54222°N 77.22361°W / 38.54222; -77.22361
Area381 acres (154 ha)
OperatorMaryland Department of Natural Resources
Website Chicamuxen WMA

Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is a state Wildlife Management Area along Chickamuxen Creek near the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. The area includes a variety of landforms from marshland to rolling forest. The area provides duck and white-tailed deer habitat. The area was the location of an encampment for General Joseph Hooker's troops during the American Civil War. [1]

References

  1. "Chicamuxen WMA". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 2, 2018.