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1964 Map of Whittington Point

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Whittington Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Assateague Island National Seashore dominates this coastal survey, preserving a wild stretch of the Atlantic barrier island system along the Maryland Virginia border. The landscape is defined by the thin strip of sand and marsh separating the Atlantic Ocean from the sheltered waters of Chincoteague Bay. Small, isolated landings like Scotts Landing and the former site of Green Run hint at the area's human history prior to its federal protection.

The interior of the island features a complex network of wetlands and small water bodies such as Lone Pond, Jims Gut, and Middlemoor. Navigation through the bay is marked by landforms like Whittington Point and the fragmented Pirate Islands. This edition, revised in the late 1970s, captures the shoreline at a time of transition, including the southern portion of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as it crosses the state line into Accomack County.