Charles County, Maryland - Government
(Charles County)
CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Charles County was created in 1658 by an Order in Council. It is not to be confused with an earlier Charles County (1650-1653) known as Old Charles County. The ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ch/html/ch.html
Chesapeake Highway Advisories Routing Traffic (CHART)
(Dorchester County)
CHART is a joint effort of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland State Police, in cooperation with other federal, state and local agencies. CHART's mission is to improve real-time operations of
http://www.chart.state.md.us/
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/do/html/do.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/fr/html/fr.html
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 Skipjack H. M. Krentz, St. Michaels, Maryland, ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/ches.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ga/html/ga.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ga/html/gamu.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ha/html/ha.html
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 50, Acts of 1839). Although unrepresented in the General ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/html/how.html
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, 2000 George Howard Building, 3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/html/howmu.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ke/html/ke.html
Montgomery County, Maryland - Government
(Montgomery County)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, Montgomery County was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/mo.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/pg/html/pg.html
Queen Anne's County, Maryland - Government
(Queen Anne's County)
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Origin: Queen Anne's County was erected in 1706 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1706). The County was named for Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/qa/html/qa.html
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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/sm/html/sm.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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/so/html/so.html
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, ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ta/html/ta.html
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). Population 1990 census: ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/thurmont/html/t.html
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. The County was named for George Washington (1732-1799), ...
http://www.msa.md.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 ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wi/html/wi.html
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: ...
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wo/html/wo.html
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