Assateague stallionHorses play near an Assateague Island campsiteAssateague Lighthouse in 2001
Assateague Island is a 37-mile (60 km) long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean.[1] The northern two-thirds of the island is in Maryland, and the southern third is in Virginia.
The Maryland section contains the majority of Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park. The Virginia section contains Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and a one-mile stretch of land containing the lifeguarded recreational beach and interpretive facilities managed by the National Park Service (or NPS).[2] It is best known for its herds of feral horses, pristine beaches and the Assateague Lighthouse. The island also contains numerous marshes, bays, and coves, including Toms Cove.[3] Bridge access for cars is possible from both Maryland and Virginia, though no road runs the full north/south length of the island.
^Kenney, Nathaniel T. "Watermen's Island Home", National Geographic, Index (January–June 1980), vol 157 (June 1980): 812.
^Turner, John and Jay Kirkpatrick. Field Guide to the Assateague Ponies. Toledo, Ohio 1988.
AssateagueIsland is a 37-mile (60 km) long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern...
AssateagueIsland National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service system of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Located on the East Coast along...
known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed, and now lives, within a semi-feral or feral population on AssateagueIsland in the US...
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of AssateagueIsland off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United...
Assateague State Park is a public recreation area in Worcester County, Maryland, located at the north end of AssateagueIsland, a barrier island bordered...
Virginia half of AssateagueIsland with portions (only about 3%) located on the Maryland side of the island, as well as Morris Island and Wildcat Marsh...
Wildwoods Island, Cape May Island, AssateagueIsland, Chincoteague Island, Outer Banks, Sea Islands, Hilton Head Island, Key West (part of Florida Keys)...
AssateagueIsland off the coast of Virginia and Maryland, Cumberland Island, Georgia, Vieques Island off the coast of Puerto Rico, and Sable Island off...
Chincoteague ponies from AssateagueIsland and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran's Memorial Park on Chincoteague Island. The ponies swim across...
The Assateague (meaning: "swifly moving water") were an Algonquian people speaking the Nanticoke language who historically lived on the Atlantic coast...
For example, the Chincoteague pony, a feral horse that lives on AssateagueIsland off the coasts of Maryland and Virginia, often matures to the height...
Assateague Channel is a channel on the Eastern Shore of Virginia between Chincoteague Island and AssateagueIsland. The Assateague Channel connects to...
Island and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge abutting the AssateagueIsland National Seashore. The area includes 70 miles of barrier islands,...
on July 4, 1875, when the Atlantic Hotel opened on AssateagueIsland. At the time, AssateagueIsland was continuous from the Delaware state line to well...
administered by the National Park Service as the southern portion of AssateagueIsland National Seashore. Crisfield, Maryland, is a notable source of seafood...
Carolina; AssateagueIsland in Virginia and Maryland; Absecon Island in New Jersey, where Atlantic City is located; and Jones Beach Island and Fire Island, both...
the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2010. "AssateagueIsland National Seashore". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2011...
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