Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Maryland, Delaware and Washington DC
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Explore the shale and limestone valleys of western Maryland and the sand dunes and tidal estuaries on Delaware's coast with Roadside Geology of Maryland, Delaware and Washington DC.
- Learn about a diverse array of rocks and landforms assembled during more than 1 billion years of geologic history
- 35 road guides discuss the landforms and rocks visible from a car window, along bike paths, and at nearby waysides and parks
- Includes Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Rock Creek Park and Cape Henlopen State Park
- With this book as your guide, find out how the sixth largest impact crater on earth helped shape Chesapeake Bay
- Discover what moved the rocks at Devils Racecourse in Catoctin Mountain Park
- Learn how early settlers put the geology to work, locating major ports where deep tidal rivers issued from mill-friendly, rocky streams
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View all Mountain Press New England and Mid-Atlantic Travel Guidebooks| Best Use | Travel |
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| State / Province | Delaware Washington, D.C. Maryland |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Author(s) | John Means; illustrators: Matthew Moran and Suzannah Moran |
| Publisher | Mountain Press |
| Number of Pages | 368 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780878425709 |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |