Cobb Island (Maryland)
| Cobb Island, Maryland | |
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| — Populated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 38°15′30″N 76°50′38″W / 38.25833°N 76.84389°WCoordinates: 38°15′30″N 76°50′38″W / 38.25833°N 76.84389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4982 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4982 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,166 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 20625 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1988529[1] |
Cobb Island is a small residential island located in at the junction of the Potomac River and the Wicomico River.[2] It is located approximately 45 miles south of Washington, DC in Charles County, Maryland. Cobb Island is separated from the mainland by Neale Sound, and connected by a 0.11-mile (180 m) long[3] fixed bridge.
Cobb Island has a small post office, a volunteer fire department and rescue squad[4], Baptist church, and small playground. Commercially, there are two seafood restaurants with marinas (Captain John's Crab House and Shymansky's Restaurant & Marina), a small bar and grill (The Scuttlebutt), a marina and bar/grill (Drift Away Bar & Grill at the Cobb Island Marina) and a small market (Cobb Island Market) with seasonal pizza parlor/ice cream store (Beaches and Cream).
Maryland Route 254 serves as the only route into and out of Cobb Island.
[edit] Historical Notes
On December 23rd, 1900, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden sent and received the first intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves on a pair of masts 50 feet (15 m) high and 1 mile (1.6 km) apart.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cobb Island (Maryland)
- ^ "Highway Location Reference: Charles County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2010. http://www.roads.maryland.gov/Location/2010_Charles.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department & EMS - Charles County, Company 6". http://civfd.com/. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Belrose, John S. (September 1994). "Fessenden and the Early History of Radio Science". The Radioscientist 5 (3). http://www.ieee.ca/millennium/radio/radio_radioscientist.html. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- Gaines, Patrice (August 20, 1994). "Cobb Island: The Water Offers An Everyday Escape". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/counties/charles/longterm/wwlive/cobb.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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