Nanjemoy Creek
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The Nature Conservancy established its Nanjemoy Creek Preserve in 1978, which protects more than Script error: No such module "convert". in the watershed.[2] There is a large great blue heron rookery located at Nanjemoy Creek.[3]
Blossom Point, a part of Harry Diamond Laboratories, and operated by the U.S. Army, is located on Cedar Point Neck, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) may be present within firing fans, which extend into both Nanjemoy Creek and the Potomac River.[4]
The rural community of Nanjemoy is in the area around Nanjemoy Creek.
Variant names
The following variant names have been listed on the Geographic Names Information System by the United States Geological Survey.[5]
- Auon Riuer
- Avon Creek
- Nancemy Creek
- Nangemie Creeke
- Nangemy Creeke
- Nanjamy Creeke
- Nanjemy Creek
- Nanjemy Creeke
- Nonjamy Creeke
- Nonjemy Creek
See also
References
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