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A gravel road leads you on a half mile tour of tidal marshlands and then to miles of white sand beach.There is over 2 miles of beach. Follow the beach until you reach the lighthouse ruins. The Back River Lighthouse was built in 1829 for $4250. It stood for 127 years before being completely destroyed by a hurricane in 1956. All that remains is a pile of rocks about 50 yards in the ocean.Trailhead: Take I-64 to exit 263B onto Mercury Boulevard North. Take left onto Foxhill Road, then a left on Beach Road. Near the end of Beach Road, take a left onto State Park Drive. The Nature Preserve is strai
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Engineering Landmarks -
Opening on April 15, 1964, the Bridge-Tunnel measures 17.6 miles(28.4 km) from shore to shore, carrying...
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National Parks (U.S.) -
The Siege of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisivevictory by a combined assault of French forces led by GeneralComte...
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A casual day hike along the dunes of the coastal forest where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean....
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Explore First Landing State Park any season by enjoying this great day hike that takes you on five out...
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Easy 1.5 mile hike along wide mulched trail. Trail runs along clear stream with many beautiful bridges...
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Hurricane Charlie August 200...
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Dad has the helm and theres red nun '42A' out there in the distance. Just a short portion of a long beam...
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Moving the boat ina nor easter, got too bad and ended up putting in at a closer marina...
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Northwest River Park has it all! There are over 7 miles of hiking trails including 2 miles of biking...
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This portion of the Colonial National Historic Park is the site ofthe first successful English settlement...
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Sea turtles, white-tailed dear, and snow geese are just a few of the diverse wildlife species you might...
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Location: Franklin VALaunch Site: Ramp at Joyners Bridge over the Blackwater River on Joyners Bridge...
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Go up Rock Run Road to the split and enter on the orange trail. Follow the orange trail until it meets...
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Canoein...
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A Virginia and Maryland joint project. Waypoints produced using the PRWT maps and Garmin Map Source program....
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A Virginia and Maryland joint project. Waypoints produced using the PRWT maps and Garmin Map Source program....
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Great for fishing, swimming and surfing...
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A Virginia and Maryland joint project. Waypoints produced using the PRWT maps and Garmin Map Source program....
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U.S. National Natural Landmarks -
Located in Nags Head is the largest sand dune on the East Coast,Jockey's Ridge. The sand dune has migrated...
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Location: Manteo NC is the NWR headquarters. Alligator River NWR is a peninsula on the mainland west...
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The nature trails throughout the Pony Pasture / Wetlands area of the James River Park System affords...
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore preserves the portion of the OuterBanks of North Carolina from Bodie...
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Scenic Overlooks -
The Great Falls Water Power Manufacturing and Improvement Company -later known as the Roanoke Rapids...
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This is an easy rolling woodland loop trail with some steep hills. It is made up of 5 loop hiking trails....
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about 5.7 miles one way to the camp site.A straightforwrd hike along the beach. It can be tough on the...
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Location: Nanjemoy MDLaunch Site: Ramp launch at end of Friendship Landing Rd (Free parking, portapotties)Conditions:...
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The trail starts in the C1 parking area and heads down to the Potomac River. The markers are yellow until...
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Municipal Parks and Plazas -
The park is named for an alum spring that is found at the end of asandstone cliff which is a geological...
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Places of Geologic Significance -
A sandstone cliff, known as the Alum Spring Rock and found in AlumSpring Park, is 400 feet long and...
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A Virginia and Maryland joint project. Waypoints produced using the PRWT maps and Garmin Map Source program....
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From the National Slavery Museum's proposed site to the Rappahannock River and around the old rock quarry...
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In March 1864 President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant general-in-chief of the Union army....
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This park has 2 full sized soccer fields and two baseball/softballfields with back stops. Also included...
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Short, paved trail with benches for rest stops along the way. The trail meanders through a thinly wooded...
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Short easy trail following the Potomac River until it reaches Powell's Creek. There are several picnic...
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Historic interpretive trail with both Revolutionary and Civil War points of interest. The park service...
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This is an easy, short nature interpretive trail set up to educate the public on watersheds. The park...
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The Wood Marsh Trail begins at a trail head and parking area just off of High Point Road. The trail winds...
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Exceptional Trees -
The tree is a tulip poplar. It was planted by Washington in 1785...
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First, in the ninteenth century, George Washington's former Mt. Vernon estate became a de facto national...