On the third Wednesday of July, and for the past 94 years, the wild Chincoteague Ponies of Assateague Island, whose ancestry on these shores dates back to the late 1700s, take an annual swim across the Assateague Channel to the town of Chincoteague.
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Chincoteague Island Pony Swim
Despite the poor weather and muddy conditions, many gathered to watch the famous ponies make their y…