Mattawoman Creek is across the Potomac River from where I grew up in Virginia. The name is derived from the Algonquin meaning "where one goes pleasantly."
The Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center is located on the northern side of Mattawoman Creek. When I was a teenager, it was known as the Naval Ordnance Station and was actively testing munitions. The explosions shook the dishes in our kitchen. Sirens at the mouth of the creek warned boaters of impending tests.
Indian Head is now an engineering and technical center, and all is quiet. The Mattawoman estuary is one of the most productive wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay system. This photo was taken from the southern bank of Mattawoman looking toward Indian Head.
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