Historical Marker

Battle Creek Cypress Swamp

Gray's Road (west side), 0.1 mile south of MD 506 · Bowens (vicinity) · Calvert

Maryland marker

Inscription

Battle Creek Cyprus Swamp A bald Cyprus reserve and an amphibian sanctuary. One of the last remaining stands of bald Cyprus in Maryland, and the most northerly growth in the country. Registered as a natural landmark, 1965. Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressGray's Road (west side), 0.1 mile south of MD 506
CityBowens (vicinity)
CountyCalvert
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.492025, -76.589972

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