Great Wicomico River
The Great Wicomico River is a 15.2-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Virginia, located approximately 60 miles northeast of Richmond. In 1864, during the American Civil War, one of the torpedo boats of Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet ran into the Great Wicomico River and was captured.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Wighcocomico River”, “Riviere de Wigheocomaco”, “Wicomico Creek”, and “Wicomico River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandy Point and Fairport.
Sandy Point
Hamlet
Sandy Point is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Fairport
Hamlet
Fairport is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Fleeton
Hamlet
Fleeton is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the mouth of the Great Wicomico River.
Great Wicomico River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northumberland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Great Wicomico River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Great Wicomico”
- Cebuano: “Great Wicomico River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Great Wicomico”
- Venetian: “Great Wicomico”
- Welsh: “Afon Great Wicomico”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cockrell Point and Haynie Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great Wicomico River”. Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.