Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area | |
Map: | USA Maryland |
Map Size: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Frederick, Maryland, United States |
Coordinates: | 39.2656°N -77.5313°W |
Established: | 1972 |
Operator: | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Website: | Heater's Island WMA |
Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Frederick County, Maryland. Heater's Island is a large forested island in the Potomac River near Point of Rocks, Maryland. It was long inhabited by the Piscataway people, who were forced to leave by smallpox in 1705.[1]