Purse Area of Nanjemoy WMA | |
Map: | USA Maryland |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Charles, Maryland, United States |
Coordinates: | 38.4303°N -77.2528°W |
Area Acre: | 149 |
Elevation: | 3feet |
Established: | Unspecified |
Operator: | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Website: | Nanjemoy WMA |
Purse State Park is a former Maryland state park located on the Potomac River in Charles County that has been subsumed into the 1365acres Nanjemoy Wildlife Management Area. As the Purse Area, the former park is known for fossil hunting on the beaches of Wades Bay at the southern end of the Nanjemoy WMA. Fossil discoveries have included shark teeth and Cibicides.