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Stinking Point

Coordinates: 38°07′40″N 76°36′12″W / 38.1279°N 76.6033°W / 38.1279; -76.6033
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Stinking Point is a cape in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia.[1]

Stinking Point was named after the bodies of the Civil War dead washing up there.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stinking Point
  2. ^ "From Panic to Tranquility". Reading Eagle. Apr 7, 2003. pp. B7. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

38°07′40″N 76°36′12″W / 38.1279°N 76.6033°W / 38.1279; -76.6033