gigas tooth, and two Carcharodon hastalis teeth. Social history On his 1612 map, Captain John Smith identified the area as "Rickard's Cliffes," having given them his mother's family's name. Some 350 years later, the state park was developed with the General Assembly funding land purchases in each year from 1965 to 1968, then in 1969, dedicating money to the installation of the park's initial roads, parking area, and utilities. Industrial neighbors The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is located a short distance north of the park. The Dominion Cove Point liquid natural gas receiving station is visible off shore from the park beach. Activities and amenities Calvert Cliffs State Park is mostly forested, with some wetland areas and a small pond for fishing. The park has of marked hiking trails. A quarter-mile-long sandy beach is accessible via a trail. Some 550 acres are open to hunting upland game, turkey, and deer. The park is rich in biodiversity and is home to numerous species of plants and animals, with at least 163 species of birds observed in the park. References External links Calvert Cliffs State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources Calvert Cliffs State Park Map Maryland Department of Natural Resources Lusby, Maryland State parks of Maryland Parks in Calvert County, Maryland IUCN Category III Miocene paleontological sites of North America Cenozoic paleontological sites of North America