Indian Springs, Maryland
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Indian Springs is an unincorporated community in western Washington County, Maryland, United States.
[edit] Geography
Indian Springs lies along U.S. Route 40 and Maryland Route 56 between Clear Spring and Hancock. The community is approximately 20 miles west of Hagerstown and is officially designated a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area).
Terrain in the area is generally rugged with elevations over between 1000 and 2000 feet above sea level. Most of the land is wooded. This differs from the rest of the county that generally has more even terrain at 500 to 1000 feet above sea level with land taken up by farming and urban areas (particularly near Hagerstown).
[edit] Tourism
Indian Springs is located near the state-run Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area, a 6,400-acre tract of forestry that draws tourists for fishing, hiking, and hunting. Fishing is popular at Blair's Valley Lake and hunting deer is famous in the wooded areas. Fairview Mountain located in the WMA served as a Civil War military signal post.[1]
Camping is also common in campgrounds such as Indian Springs Kampgrounds, Maryland, McCoys Ferry Campground, and Little Pool Campground.[2]
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