Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-12-31
CHARLES COUNTY.

N"'Hh"NA
ton facilities, maintain closer com
uercial relations. VJyagers to Nj
Vernon touch the boundry Of Chafl,i
/ county. which crosses the Potoma,
n river between Bryans point, wher,
the government fish hatchery is, ans
Marehai Hall. The boundary liz.
. passes somewhat nea -er the puin
than the hall. A great stretch Of b,
{ Potomac river il within Charles
county, tor the Maryland Virgins
boundary line follows the Nirei il
shore, leaving the great river within
the Jurisdiction of Maryland.
One without knowledge IT, the son.
} trary would assume that the boandry
between Maryland and Virginia
wonld follow The middle of he river
bat in the charter Of Maryland, grant
ed June 20, 1852, by @Challys, BY
the grac Of God, King OF England,
Scotland, France and ireland, ne-
fender OF the Faith, etc, etc." 10
sour Right Trusty and Well Below
ed Subject Of Cecilius Calvert, Baron
of Baltimore, il our Kingdom OF Ire
land,n it was set down that one
boundary of the province Of Mary
land sbou d run tro "the true meri-
dian II The first fountains Of the river
Pattowmeckr II d "from thcnce
trendIng toward The south into the
farther bal Ks OF the fo'e-said river
and following the west and south
side thereof into a certain place calf
ed Ginqna- k, situate near the mouth
Of said river where II fails into The
bay Of Chesapeake
The land area Of Charles is com
pulel as AGA square miles, but the
county has very large water area
la a.idition to thu. The county ex-
tends from the Paluxent river 10 and
a,rcs the Potomac. The county or
the nth and which ajAii the Dis
trio Of CblumOia j. Pr,nee George,
and The county on the south AID
southeast of Charles is st. Mays
While Charles Includes the Potomac
river for sixty miles Of its length
from Mount Vernon TO point ueai
NuIniai cres k, where tie Potomac i:
a tive miles wids.--It has a very small
frontage on tie atuxent. A neck
of and betwe N Swanson creek OF
the north and Indian creek on ",
south bulges eastward between III.
It southerly extremity of Prince
a Georges comfy and The northerl.
extremity of St. Mary's county ane
reaches the Paluxent river. Thu
Patuxeht line OF the county is les
n than four miles long. At the ex
|, tremity Of III, neck Of land wbicl
= resches the Patuxent stands the vi
snilaek Of Benedict, one OF the prinvi
Towns o. tie county and VII /
re il steamboat connection wit
81 Baltimore. Benedict is celebrate.
ar as the place where the British tioop
nj landed from their ships and begai
their march By way Of Nottingham
. Up,ier Marlboro aud BIadensbarg Il
n Washington in August, 1874.
u The northerly boundary of tn
r county runs from the Patnxent "a
ID Swanson creek, thence north ans
:, wes to the head Of Mattawomal
ere, K for about ten miles and strike
y north to the Potomac near Bryan
N point TIE south ,rly b1undar,
l. starts at the Patuxent, follows la
d dian creek for about four miles, thei
strikes west and south to Badd creel
to the Wicomico river off Bud,
% landing, and then down the middl
II OF the Wicomico river, there over
n mile wide. The line runs with tn
n Wicomico river for about twelv,
4 miles to where the Wicom co enter
the Potomas river, between Cobb
u DIN, in Charles county, and 81
IS Mngarel's Island, in ST. Mary
( county.
Y TIE important water courses 0
e Challes county are PamankY creel
: whieh runs into the Potomac at II i
lis point, about nineteen mites help9
Washington; Mastawoman creek
which enters the Potomac at Dee
II point, two miles beicw 1adiin Head
~ Chicamaxen creek, which enters tn
a Potomac between Stump Neck an
Moss point opposite Qlantico creek
" Wards creek, Mil rar, Avon riyei
o Kings creek and Naujsmoy creek
d which all together enter the Potoma
al river between River, ide aid Uppe
Cedar Point; Fort Tobacco rive
which enters the Potomac opposl;
" Matthias point; Popes creek, P'ccs
~ waxen ereek, which enters the PoiC
Dc mac mile ard half below Love
IN Cedar point. and Zakiah swamp at
u Gilbert swamp, which drain into II
Wicomico river.
4 To many WashingtonIars the'
= places have iar-awsy sound thong
al the point Of Charles county iarihe
In from Washington is only thifty-tw
ID miles south and east from Flo
IS Washington. 1t is about twice thi
distance ii yon follow the Potom,
:" river which IN kes an i'm nense loo
es around Maryland point ard Mathil
Id point. The main railroad liae i, Ii
IT Popes Creek branch of the fennsy
vania railroad. which runs from Bow
" to the Pot mae river at Pop q Creel
" Md. There is little railroad cails
IN the Washington, Potomac Al
er Chesapeake, and generally knowa ,
q the S luthera Maryland, which star
ce from the Popes Greek liue at Band
W wine, 10 Prince Georges county, Gu
through the eastern side Of Chat.