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Date It Became A County: 1872
County Seat: Oakland
Name: It was named for John.W. Garrett, president of the Band O Railroad.
Interesting places:
Deep Creek lake
Wisp Resort
Mt.Nebo

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Date it became a county: 1662
County Seat:  Easton
Name:  It was named after Lady Grace Talbot.  She was the sister of the second Lord Baltimore.
Interesting Places:
Oxford Museum
Tilghman Watermen's Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

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Date it became a county: 1706
County seat: Centerevile
Name: It was named after Queen Anne of England.  She ruled from 1702 to 1714.
Interesting Places:
Chesapeake Heritage center
Kent Fort Manor
Marker Wye Island

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Date it became a county: 1773
Country seat: Prince Frederick Name: It is named after Lady Caroline Calvert. She was the sister of the lord of Baltimore. Interesting  Places:
1. Old Harfoldtown maritime wharf
2. Tuckahoe state park
3. Adkins Arboreatum

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Date it became a county: 1669
County Seat: Cambridge
Name: It was named after the fourth Earl of Dorset, Sir Edward Sackville.
Interesting places:
1. Spocott Windmill
2. Choptank River Lighthouse
3. Neild Museum

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Date it became a county: 1674
County Seat: Elkton
Name: It got its name from the second lord of Baltimore, Cecilius.
Intresting places:
Rogers tavern
Plumpton park zoo
Mt. Harmon plantation

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Date it became a county: 1776
County Seat:  Hagerstown
Name:  It was named after George Washington.
Interesting places:
John Brown's Farm
Fort Frederick
Slidling Hill

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Date it became a county: 1642
County Seat: Chestertown
Name: It was named after a county in England.
Interesting places:
Turner Creek Park
Watermans Museum
Cliffs Schoolhouse

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Date it became a county: 1666
County Seat: Princess Anne
Name: It was named for Lady Somerset, she was the sister of lady Anne Arundel.
Interesting Places:
Smith Island Center
Crisfield Heritage Foundation
Teackle Mansion

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Date it became a county: 1742  County Seat: Snow Hill    Name: The county was named after the Earl of Worcester.      Interesting Places: Ocean City Life Saving Museum, Pusey Branch Nature Trail, Assateague Island National Seashore.

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Date it became a county: 1867
County Seat:  Salisbury
Name:  It's named for the Wicomico River.  In Algonquin, it translates to "a place where houses are built".
Interesting Places:
Salisbury Zoo
Popular Hill Mansion
Pemberton Historical Park

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Date it became a county: 1654
County Seat: Prince Fredrick
Name: It was named after the Calvert family, proprietors of Maryland.
Interesting Places:
Place 1: Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum
Place 2: Flag Ponds Park
Place 3: Kings Landing Park

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Date it became a county: 1658
County Seat: La Plata
Name: The county was named after the third Lord of Baltimore, Charles Calvert.
Interesting Places:
Place 1: Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House
Place2: Thomas Stone National Historic site
Place 3: Smallwood Retreat House

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Date it became a county: 1637
County Seat: Leonardtown
Name: It was named after the Virgin Mary.
Interesting Places:
Sotterly Plantation
St. Clement's Island Museum
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

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Date it became a country: 1660
County Seat: Towson
Name: It was named for the family of Lord Baltimore.
Interesting Places:
1: Hampton House
2: Perry Hall Mansion
3: Fort Garrison

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Date it became a county: 1776
County seat: Rockville

Name: Montgomery County got its name from  General Richard Montgomery. He was a general in the Revolutionary War.
Interesting places to visit:
The Clara Barton House
Glen Echo
Brookside Gardens

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Date it became a county: 1847
County Seat: Westminster
Name: It got its name for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Interesting Places:
1: Union mills
2: Western Maryland Railway
3: Civil War driving tour

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Date it became a county: 1695
County seat: Upper Marlboro
Name: The county was named after Prince George of Denmark.
Interesting Places:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Fort Washington Park
Mt. Airy Plantation

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Date it became a county: 1851
County seat: Ellicot City
Name: Howard County got its name from John Eager Howard who was an Army officer and politician.
Interesting places:
place 1: Savage Mill
place 2: Thomas Viaduct
place 3: Terrapin adventures

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Date it became a county: 1748
County Seat: Frederick
Name: The county was named after Frederick Calvert, the last Lord of Baltimore.
Interesting Places:
1: The South Mountain.
2: Rose Hill Manor.
3: Fort Frederick State Park.

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Date it became a county: 1773
County Seat: Bel Air
Name:  It got its name from Henry Harford, the fifth proprietor of  Maryland.
Interesting Places:
Cal Ripken Museum
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

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Date it became a county: 1789
County seat: Cumberland
Name: In the Lenape Indian language, Allegany translates to beautiful stream.
Interesting Places:
Thunder Mountain
Gordon-Robert House
Thrasher Carriage Museum

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Date it became a county: 1650
County Seat:  Annapolis
Name:  It was named after Lady Anne Arundel.  She was the wife of Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore.
Interesting Places:
Maryland State House
US Naval Academy
National Cryptology Museum