The Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary holds not only remains of the “ghost fleet” of WWI vessels, but also Civil War-era shipwrecks, and Native American archaeological sites ...

In the 1860’s, instead of the calm, open waters of today, the Potomac River was the frontline of battle. It was the main lifeline out of Washington D.C. and for ...

"Ghost ships" greet kayakers in Mallows Bay 03:31. Kayakers who take to the Potomac River as the weather gets warmer could find themselves immersed in floating history, if the tide is right. An ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the first new national marine sanctuary since 2000. Forty miles south of Washington, the 18-square-mile stretch of the Potomac ...

The survey was conducted using Teledyne Optech CZMIL SuperNova lidar system, which allowed Dewberry to successfully survey a 55-mile (88.5km) stretch of the Potomac River, spanning from Hancock, ...

More than 100 shipwrecks are in Mallows Bay in the Potomac River off the west coast of Charles County. The area is now undergoing federal review to become a national marine sanctuary.