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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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A Park and Recreational Land Plan for the United States (continued)
MARYLAND
SEVENTY-THREE PERCENT of the combined population (2,200,000) of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia live in the triangle formed by Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis. The population, comprising 83 percent white and 17 percent Negro, is largely urban in character.
The State's principal recreational resources are its tidal waters, which offer exceptional opportunities for swimming and other water activities, its Atlantic coast line, and the mountains of western Maryland.
It is estimated that the State's minimum requirement of State park land is 17,000 acres in addition to its present holdings of 2,700 acres, most of which should be accessible to the people of Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis. Small areas are needed along the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore to serve the local population. A generous section of ocean beach should be acquired and preserved for future development. Because of the unusual shape of Maryland, the planning and development of recreational facilities should be closely coordinated with that of the adjoining States and the District of Columbia.
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| FEDERAL | ||
| National monument: | ||
| 26. Fort McHenry | 47.64 | |
| National battlefield site: | ||
| 12. Antietam | 53.73 | |
| National cemetery: | ||
| 12. Antietam | 11.36 | |
| National parkway: | ||
| 19. George Washington | 231.49 | |
| National military park project: | ||
| 17. Monocacy | ||
| National recreation and historic waterway: | ||
| 11. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal | 5,000 | |
| Recreational demonstration area: | ||
| 15. Catoctin | 9,745.81 | |
| National wildlife areas: | ||
| 22. Patuxent research refuge | 2,693 | |
| 34. Blackwater migratory waterfowl refuge | 8,240.99 | |
| Total | 10,934.99 | |
| INTERSTATE | ||
| Trailway: | ||
| 14. Appalachian Trail | ||
| STATE | ||
| State parks: | ||
| 16. Gambrill | 541 | |
| 24. Patapsco | 1,541.64 | |
| 32. Elk Neck | 647.50 | |
| Total | 2,730.14 | |
| State monuments: | ||
| 9. Fort Tonolaway | 20 | |
| 10. Fort Frederick | 189 | |
| 13. Washington Monument | 32 | |
| 29. St. Mary's City Historical Restoration | ||
| Total | 241 | |
| State forests: | ||
| 1. Swallow Falls | 5,347 | |
| 2. Potomac | 9,073 | |
| 4. Savage River | 17,046 | |
| 5. Garrett County1 | 33,835 | |
| 6. Green Ridge | 17,365 | |
| 20. Doncaster | 1,464 | |
| 21. Cedarville | 3,354 | |
| 31. Elk Neck | 3,762 | |
| 33. Seth | ||
| 36. Eastern Shore1 | 8,750 | |
| 37. Pocomoke | 1,732 | |
| Total | 101,728 | |
| State wildlife areas: | ||
| 3. Thayer Refuge | ||
| 7. Billmeyer Refuge | ||
| 8. Washington Orchard Refuge | ||
| 30. Hartford County Game Refuge | ||
| 35. Wicomico County Game Refuge | ||
| LOCAL | ||
| Metropolitan parks: | ||
| 18. Maryland National Capital Parks (5 areas) | 897 | |
| Proposed metropolitan parkways: | ||
| 23. Washington-Baltimore Parkway | ||
| 28. Annapolis-Washington Parkway | ||
| Municipal park: | ||
| 27. Fort Smallwood | 100 | |
1 Soil Conservation Service projects transferred to the State department of forests for administration.
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