Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
Chestertown, Md., Kent co. On the W. side of Chester River, 30 miles above its mouth. 54 miles N. E. from Annapolis. A branch of the Maryland University is located here, called Washington College. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
CHESTERTOWN, c. h., p. v., Seat of justice of Kent co., Md., 54 ms, N. E. of Annapolis; from W. 94 ms. Watered by Chester river. (Fanning's, 1853)