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    The Chincoteague pony, also known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed, and now lives, within a semi-feral or feral population on...
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  • Chincoteague Bay and Chincoteague Inlet Chincoteague Inlet, an inlet on the coast of Virginia Chincoteague, Virginia, a town in Virginia Chincoteague...
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    Chincoteague (/ˌʃɪŋkəˈtiːɡ/ or /ˈʃɪŋkətiːɡ/) is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, U.S. The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area...
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  • Chincoteague may refer to: Misty of Chincoteague (novel), a 1947 children's novel by Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague (horse), a Chincoteague Pony...
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  • USCGC Chincoteague has been the name of more than one United States Coast Guard ship, and may refer to: USCGC Chincoteague (1919), a tug in commission...
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  • Misty of Chincoteague (20 July 1946 – 16 October 1972) was a 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) palomino pinto Chincoteague Pony mare, made famous by the children's...
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  • Misty of Chincoteague is a children's novel written by pony book author Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis, and published by Rand McNally in...
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    USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the Pacific during World War II...
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    The history of human activity in Chincoteague, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, begins with the Native Americans. Until European explorers possessed the...
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    The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (57 km2) wildlife preserve operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It is primarily located...
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    Chincoteague Inlet is found lying between Assateague Island and Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It is 30 miles south-southwestward from...
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  • name, see USS Chincoteague. The first USCGC Chincoteague was a United States Coast Guard armed tug in service from 1919 to 1923. Chincoteague was built at...
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    National Seashore and Assateague State Park. The Virginia section contains Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and a one-mile stretch of land containing the...
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  • and she was a runner-up for two others. One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty...
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  • Chincoteague Bay Field Station is a residential, environmental learning center and field station located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Field Station...
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    is an annual event held in Chincoteague, Virginia on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. The Chincoteague Fire Department conducts the...
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    Chincoteague Channel is a channel on the Eastern Shore of Virginia between marshlands to the northwest and Chincoteague Island to the southeast. The Chincoteague...
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    Chincoteague is an impact crater in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 41.5° N and 236.0° W. It was named after Chincoteague, a town in Virginia...
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    in Clarksville. On the Eastern Shore island of Chincoteague the annual Pony Penning of feral Chincoteague ponies at the end of July is a unique local tradition...
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    Chincoteague Bay (locally /ˈʃɪŋkətiːɡ, -tɪɡ, ˌʃɪŋkəˈtiːɡ/) is a lagoon between the Atlantic barrier islands of Assateague and Chincoteague and the mainland...
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    eastern seaboard of the United States of America. It is just south of Chincoteague Island, a popular tourist destination. Wallops Island proper, originally...
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    Center issued a hurricane watch from Little River, South Carolina to Chincoteague, Virginia, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and the lower Chesapeake...
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    3554°W / 37.9279; -75.3554 The Museum of Chincoteague Island, located at 7125 Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, Virginia, United States, celebrates the...
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    Damaged road at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island...
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    lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel...
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    of July, they are captured and swim across a shallow bay for sale at Chincoteague, Virginia, a conservation technique which ensures the tiny island is...
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    Naval Auxiliary Air Station Chincoteague was a U.S. Navy Auxiliary Air Station near Chincoteague Island, Virginia. In 1941, the United States entered World...
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    Chincoteague High School is a public high school in Accomack County, Virginia. It is one of the four high schools in Accomack County Public Schools. It...
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  • and published by Rand McNally in 1963. It was a sequel to Misty of Chincoteague (1947). Both novels are based on historical characters, human and equine...
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    Park, Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve, Tangier Island and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge abutting the Assateague Island National Seashore...
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