Assateague Island National Seashore
- Assateague Island National Seashore
Infobox Protected area
name = Assateague Island National Seashore
iucn_category = V
caption =
locator_x = 252
locator_y = 81
location = Worcester County, Maryland & Accomack County, Virginia, USA
nearest_city = Ocean City, MD
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 5
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 30
long_direction = W
area = 39,630 acres (160 km²)
established = January 1, 1965
visitation_num = 2,110,918
visitation_year = 2007
governing_body = National Park Service
Assateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service occupying much of Assateague Island along the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia. It is a barrier island shaped by stormy seas and gentle winds. It lies adjacent to Assateague State Park and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
In the 1950s, some 5,000 private lots comprising what is now National Park Service land were zoned and sold for resort development. The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 halted the plans for development. The Nor'easter destroyed the few existing structures on the island and ripped roads apart. In 1965, Assateague became a National Seashore.
Bands of feral horses freely roam among plants and native animals that have adapted to a life of sand, salt and wind. Special thickened leaves and odd shapes reveal the plant world's successful struggle here. Ghost crabs buried in the cool beach sand and tree swallows plucking bayberries on their southward migration offer glimpses of the animal world's connection to Assateague.
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