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Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area

Coordinates: 38°32′32″N 77°13′25″W / 38.54222°N 77.22361°W / 38.54222; -77.22361
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Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Location in Maryland
LocationCharles, Maryland, United States
Coordinates38°32′32″N 77°13′25″W / 38.54222°N 77.22361°W / 38.54222; -77.22361
Area381 acres (154 ha)
OperatorMaryland Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteChicamuxen 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]

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