Dorchester County, MD

Headnote
DORCHESTER COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Maryland, with Chesapeake bay on the west. Area, 640 square miles. Face of the country level and marshy; soil sandy and of middling quality. Seat of justice, Cambridge. Pop. in 1810, 18,108; in 1820, 17,700; in 1830, 18,0686; in 1840, 18,843; in 1850, 18,887. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Burial Place of
    Name Type
    Cambridge, MD City or Town
    Church Creek, MD City or Town
    East New Market, MD City or Town
    Edward Brodess' plantation Location or Site
    Peters Neck Location or Site
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