A fleet of wooden ghosts on the Lower Potomac
Independent companion site for the Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary.
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A fleet of wooden ghosts
Nearly 200 vessels built to win the First World War were towed here and burned. A century later, what remains is a tidal forest growing out of their bones.
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Shipwrecks
Steam tugs, ferries, and the 90 WWI-era wooden hulks of the Ghost Fleet.
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Trails
Ridge, river, and shoreline routes through Mallows Bay Park.
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Ecology
Submerged aquatic vegetation, bald eagles, herons, and a recovering tidal forest.
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Hotspots
Launches, viewpoints, and points of interest on the water.
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