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Lake Barcroft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population was 9,558 at the 2010 census. [3] It is also the name of the privately owned lake—part of the Cameron Run Watershed—around which this population is located.
Occoneechee State Park is a state park near Clarksville, Virginia, located along Buggs Island Lake.Occoneechee State Park is 2,698 acres in size. Its name reflects the Occaneechi Indians, who lived on (and traded from) an island in the Roanoke River near its confluence with the Dan River, which was flooded by the creation of the Kerr Lake reservoir in 1952.
Harbor Fish Market is a prominent and historic fish market in the Old Port of Portland, Maine, United States. [1] [2] It was established in the late 19th century in the city's working waterfront, and is still doing business out of its original home at 9 Custom House Wharf, [3] [4] which was owned by the same family between circa 1807 and 2022. [2]
It was founded in 1883 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York as a state trout hatchery, and served in that capacity until 1982, when it was reopened as a non-profit educational center by the Friends of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, Inc. [2] Facilities include two aquarium buildings that feature New York State freshwater reptiles, fish and ...
[3] [5] Fort Story was the only location to receive these howitzers, though a few other harbor defenses received the longer 16-inch guns in the 1920s. [6] The artillery were not accompanied by smaller-caliber rapid-fire guns until 1942. [3]
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The popular Buckroe Beach fishing pier was destroyed during Hurricane Isabel in 2003. The pier was rebuilt by the city of Hampton and opened for business on May 30, 2009. The pier is known for its cobia fishing, which has rivaled with the grandview fishing pier for the most catches. Many fishermen can be found here on a busy summer day.
Custom House Wharf is a historic wharf in Portland, Maine, on the edge of the Fore River. Named for Portland's United States Custom House , which stands across Commercial Street from the wharf, on Pearl Street, the wharf is located between Maine Wharf (to the north) and Portland Pier (to the south).