Herring Island (Elk River)

Herring
Herring is located in Maryland
Herring
Herring
Geography
LocationElk River
Coordinates39°30′59″N 75°52′30″W / 39.51639°N 75.87500°W / 39.51639; -75.87500
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
Highest elevation1 m (3 ft)[1]
Administration
United States
StateMaryland

Herring Island is a private island in Randalia, Cecil County, Maryland. It has played a considerable role in local history, with local native tribes hunting there and the English camping there during the War of 1812.[citation needed]

Herring Island formed during the 17th century with the erosion of Herring Creek's peninsula into an island. From the early 20th century until the 1970s it was a Boy Scout camp, consisting of numerous log cabins. Following a fire that destroyed the main cabin the property was purchased by a family, and has been a private residence since.

  1. ^ "Herring Island". Geoview.info. Retrieved 14 July 2014.