| Cobb Island, Maryland | |
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| — Populated place — | |
| Location of Cobb Island, Charles County, Maryland | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4982 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4982 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,166 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 20625 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1988529[1] |
Cobb Island is a small residential island located in at the junction of the Potomac River and the Wicomico River.[2] It is located approximately 45 miles south of Washington, DC in Charles County, Maryland. Cobb Island is separated from the mainland by Neale Sound, and connected by a 0.11-mile (180 m) long[3] fixed bridge.
Cobb Island has a small post office, a volunteer fire department and rescue squad[4], Baptist church, and small playground. Commercially, there are two seafood restaurants with marinas (Captain John's Crab House and Shymansky's Restaurant & Marina), a small bar and grill (The Scuttlebutt), a marina and bar/grill (Drift Away Bar & Grill at the Cobb Island Marina) and a small market (Cobb Island Market) with seasonal pizza parlor/ice cream store (Beaches and Cream).
Maryland Route 254 serves as the only route into and out of Cobb Island.
On December 23rd, 1900, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden sent and received the first intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves on a pair of masts 50 feet (15 m) high and 1 mile (1.6 km) apart.[5]
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