Draft Interpretive Plan Join the adventure! - Captain John Smith ...
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Participants in some of <strong>the</strong> meetings listed <strong>the</strong> best places for access to <strong>the</strong> Bay and Bayrelated<br />
resources. The following best places are grouped with <strong>the</strong> particular meeting in<br />
which <strong>the</strong>y were suggested to associate place names by region.<br />
Summary:<br />
Participants recommended <strong>the</strong> best places in <strong>the</strong>ir area with great enthusiasm.<br />
This enthusiasm shows <strong>the</strong>ir love and appreciation for and <strong>the</strong>ir pride in <strong>the</strong>ir areas.<br />
They listed many places at each meeting. Many of <strong>the</strong>se—like particular creeks, rivers<br />
and islands—may not be so well known outside of <strong>the</strong> local area. There are so many best<br />
places that planners will be challenged in selecting <strong>the</strong> sites and areas to be emphasized<br />
by Trail interpretive media and outreach communications. Some analysis will be<br />
necessary to evaluate a particular site’s connection to <strong>the</strong> key messages and <strong>the</strong>mes of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Trail.<br />
Specific Suggestions:<br />
From Cambridge, MD meeting:<br />
*Harriet Tubman and o<strong>the</strong>rs who used <strong>the</strong> Underground Railroad traveled on<br />
trails established by Native Americans.<br />
*Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge--<strong>the</strong> landscape resembles <strong>the</strong> historic<br />
landscapes <strong>Captain</strong> <strong>Smith</strong> saw.<br />
*Nanticoke River--visitors can experience birding, biking, pristine environments,<br />
diverse life of marshes, connections to agriculture and varying landscapes in <strong>the</strong><br />
north and south regions of Dorchester County.<br />
*Sailwinds Visitor Center: “Educate <strong>the</strong> tourism clerks.”<br />
*Hooper Island--crab processing<br />
*Tilghman Island<br />
*<strong>Smith</strong> Island<br />
*Tangier Island (culture built around crabbing, oystering, trapping, farming and<br />
forestry)<br />
*Bloodsworth Island (Department of Defense)<br />
*Poole’s Island<br />
*Taylor’s Island<br />
*Poplar Island – a restoration site<br />
*Sharp’s Island—a lost village and a lost island<br />
*Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (tundra swan migration and cultural<br />
history)<br />
From Prince Frederick, MD (Battle Creek Cypress Swamp) meeting:<br />
*Battle Creek Cypress Swamp (shows how <strong>the</strong> landscape once was)<br />
*American Chestnut Land Trust (shows how <strong>the</strong> landscape once was)<br />
*Calvert Cliffs State Park<br />
*Potomac sites: Smallwood State Park, Zekiah Swamp (14,000 year occupation)<br />
*Native Americans still here (not commonly known)<br />
*Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum (including landings)<br />
*MCIA<br />
*Terrapin Creek<br />
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