Poplar Island

Maryland (MD), US

Off Tilghman Island, MD.

It was an island that disappeared, eaten away by the Chesapeake Bay's winds, tides and storms until only a small portion was left.

Army Corps of Engineers is rebuilding it and creating a wildlife refuge. The island is made up from the dirt dredged from the Baltimore channel.

Poplar Island once a 200 acre island teeming with birds and was a hunting preserve for politicians in the 1930s.

Poplar Island

Maryland (MD), US

Off Tilghman Island, MD.

It was an island that disappeared, eaten away by the Chesapeake Bay's winds, tides and storms until only a small portion was left.

Army Corps of Engineers is rebuilding it and creating a wildlife refuge. The island is made up from the dirt dredged from the Baltimore channel.

Poplar Island once a 200 acre island teeming with birds and was a hunting preserve for politicians in the 1930s.

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By: kjfitz