Cobb Island (Maryland)
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Cobb Island is a small residential island located in at the junction of the Potomac River
and the Wicomico River
. It is located approximately 45 miles south of Washington, DC in Charles County, Maryland
. Cobb Island is separated from the mainland by Neale Sound, and connected by a 0.11 miles (177 m) long fixed bridge.
Cobb Island has a small post office, a volunteer fire department and rescue squad, Baptist church, and small playground. Commercially, there are two seafood restaurants with marinas (Captain John's Crab House and Shymansky's Restaurant & Marina), a small bar and grill (The Scuttlebutt), a marina and bar/grill (Drift Away Bar & Grill at the Cobb Island Marina) and a small market (Cobb Island Market) with seasonal pizza parlor/ice cream store (Beaches and Cream).
Maryland Route 254
serves as the only route into and out of Cobb Island.
sent and received the first intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves on a pair of masts 50 feet (15.2 m) high and 1 miles (1.6 km) apart.
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
and the Wicomico River
Wicomico River
The Wicomico River is the name of two rivers in Maryland in the United States:*The Wicomico River , in Wicomico County, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay...
. It is located approximately 45 miles south of Washington, DC in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....
. Cobb Island is separated from the mainland by Neale Sound, and connected by a 0.11 miles (177 m) long fixed bridge.
Cobb Island has a small post office, a volunteer fire department and rescue squad, Baptist church, and small playground. Commercially, there are two seafood restaurants with marinas (Captain John's Crab House and Shymansky's Restaurant & Marina), a small bar and grill (The Scuttlebutt), a marina and bar/grill (Drift Away Bar & Grill at the Cobb Island Marina) and a small market (Cobb Island Market) with seasonal pizza parlor/ice cream store (Beaches and Cream).
Maryland Route 254
Maryland Route 254
Maryland Route 254 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Cobb Island Road, the state highway runs from Cobb Island north to MD 257 near Rock Point. MD 254 connects the mainland to Cobb Island, which was originally established as a summer resort in the early 1920s, at the...
serves as the only route into and out of Cobb Island.
Historical Notes
On December 23rd, 1900, Reginald Aubrey FessendenReginald Fessenden
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden , a naturalized American citizen born in Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music...
sent and received the first intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves on a pair of masts 50 feet (15.2 m) high and 1 miles (1.6 km) apart.