Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division is a United States Navy installation in Charles County, Maryland. Part of Naval Sea Systems Command, it is one of ten divisions of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.- Type: Military installation
- Description: United States naval military installation in Charles County, Maryland
- Also known as: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head”, “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division”, “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division”, “Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division”, “NSWC IHD”, and “NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smallwood State Park.
Smallwood State Park
Nature reserve
Smallwood State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area located on Mattawoman Creek near Marbury, Charles County, Maryland. The state park preserves Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of former Continental Army officer and Governor of Maryland, Major General William Smallwood. Smallwood State Park is situated 2½ miles south of Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Indian Head and Marbury.
Indian Head
Town
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, Public domain.
Indian Head is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,894 at the 2020 U.S. census. It has been the site of a naval base specializing in gun and rocket propellants since 1890.
Marbury
Village
Marbury is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It has been designated the zip code of 20658. Marbury is located 6.3 miles from Indian Head on Maryland Route 224. Marbury is situated 2 miles southeast of Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Glymont
Locality
Glymont is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Glymont is situated 2½ miles northeast of Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Categories: naval base and research institute
- Location: Charles County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center” goes by many names.
- French: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division”
- French: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head”
- German: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division”
- German: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head”
- Japanese: “インディアンヘッド海軍水上戦センター”
- Spanish: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division”
- Spanish: “Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head”
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