100 Days of Maryland Summer: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp

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Battle-Creek-Cypress-SwampFor an outdoor family activity, visit the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp.

At the northernmost limits In the United States for the natural range of bald cypress trees, this 100-acre nature sanctuary in Prince Frederick recalls a time some 100,000 years ago when cypress swamps were common over large parts of the region and now-extinct animals like mammoths roamed the landscape.