Dorchester County, Maryland - Government (Dorchester County)
DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: The exact date and legal origin of Dorchester County are unknown, but it was in existence by February 16, 1668/69, when a writ was issued to the county ...
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Frederick County, Maryland - Government (Frederick County)
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Frederick County was created in 1748 from Baltimore and Prince George's counties (Chapter 15, Acts of 1748). The County probably was named after Frederick ...
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Garrett County, Maryland - Government (Garrett County)
GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Garrett County was created from Allegany County in 1872 (Chapter 212, Acts of 1872). It was the last Maryland county to be formed. The County was named for John ...
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Garrett County, Maryland, Municipalities (Garrett County)
GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES Garrett County has eight municipalites: Accident, Deer Park, Friendsville, Grantsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn Heights, Mountain Lake Park, and Oakland. The ...
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Harford County, Maryland - Government (Harford County)
HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Harford County was erected from Baltimore County in 1773 (Chapter 6, Acts of 1773). The County was named for Henry Harford (c. 1759-1834), last Proprietary of ...
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Howard County, Maryland - Government (Howard County)
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Howard District was created from Anne Arundel County by Chapter 22, Acts of 1838 (confirmed by Chapter 49, Acts of 1839, & further authorized by Chapter 98, Acts of ...
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Howard County, Maryland, Municipalities (Howard County)
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES Howard County has no incorporated towns or cities. Map of Urban Areas in Howard County, 2010 George Howard Building, 3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, ...
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Kent County, Maryland - Government (Kent County)
KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Kent was first mentioned as a county in 1642, when the Governor and Council appointed commissioners for the Isle and County of Kent. The County was named for the ...
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Maryland State Archives - Thurmont (Thurmont)
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES THURMONT Incorporated 1831 as Mechanicstown (Chapter 111, Acts of 1831) Incorporated 1894 as Thurmont (Chapter 16, Acts of 1894) Charter Code Population ...
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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay (Gaithersburg)
MARYLAND AT A GLANCE CHESAPEAKE BAY Charting the Chesapeake, 1590-1990 Boating Waters Critical Area Main Basin Seafood Water Frontage Watershed Seagull at pier, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, ...
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Montgomery County, Maryland - Government (Montgomery County)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Montgomery County was formed by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776 on September 6, 1776, effective October 1, 1776. Created from Frederick County, ...
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Prince George's County, Maryland - Government (Prince George's County)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Prince George's was erected from Calvert and Charles counties in 1695 (Chapter 13, Acts of 1695, May Session). The County was named for Prince George of ...
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Queen Anne's County, Maryland - Government (Queen Anne's County)
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Queen Anne's County was created in 1706 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1706). The County was named for Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from ...
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Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright: Forrestal Lecture April 1997 (Annapolis)
The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released prior to January 20, 2001. Please see www.state.gov for material released since President George W. ...
http://secretary.state.gov/www/statements/970415.html

Somerset County, Maryland - Government (Somerset County)
SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Somerset County was created by an Order in Council in 1666 and named for Lady Mary Somerset, daughter of Thomas Arundell of Wardour, and wife of Sir John ...
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St. Mary's County, Maryland - Government (Saint Mary's County)
ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: What was to become St. Mary's County was land where the Conoy Indians lived. Here, the English settlement of Lord Baltimore's Maryland began with the arrival of ...
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Talbot County, Maryland - Government (Talbot County)
TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: The form of Talbot County's creation, though not known, probably was by virtue of an order of the Governor in Council. The County was in existence by February 18, ...
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Washington County, Maryland - Government (Washington County)
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Washington County was created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776 on September 6, 1776, effective October 1, 1776. The ...
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wa/html/wa.html

Wicomico County, Maryland - Government (Wicomico County)
WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867 (Constitution, Art. XIII, secs. 2-6). The County was named after the Wicomico River ...
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Worcester County, Maryland - Government (Worcester County)
WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Worcester County was created from Somerset County in 1742 (Chapter 19, Acts of 1742). The County was named after the Earl of Worcester. County Code County Seat: ...
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