October 14, 1964
Cranesville Swamp Becomes a National Natural Landmark
Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall designated Cranesville Swamp Nature Sanctuary a National Natural Landmark. Straddling Preston County, West Virginia, and Garrett County, Maryland, Cranesville was one of nine sites included in the program’s first group of designations and protects a rare boreal wetland ecosystem.
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