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Flag Ponds Nature Park

Coordinates: 38°26′48.8″N 76°27′30″W / 38.446889°N 76.45833°W / 38.446889; -76.45833
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Flag Ponds Nature Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Beach at Flag Ponds looking south
Map showing the location of Flag Ponds Nature Park
Map showing the location of Flag Ponds Nature Park
Location in Maryland
LocationCalvert, Maryland, United States
Coordinates38°26′48.8″N 76°27′30″W / 38.446889°N 76.45833°W / 38.446889; -76.45833
OperatorCalvert County Parks
WebsiteFlag Ponds Nature Park

Flag Ponds Nature Park is a nature preserve located in Lusby, Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. It is operated by the Calvert County Department of Natural Resources. The park includes nature trails and a beach for swimmers. Fossil shark's teeth eroded from the Calvert Cliffs formation may be collected on the beach. The area included in the park was once a center for pound net fishing from the early 1900s through 1955. One fishing shanty remained until October 2012 when it burned down.[2] It has since been rebuilt.

References

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  1. ^ "Flag Pond". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Flag Ponds Nature Park". Calvert County Natural Resources Division. Retrieved 2013-09-22.