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Maryland Manual, 1898
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ORIGIN OF NAMES OF COUNTIES. 99 ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF COUNTRIES, WITH DATE OF FORMATION
AND AREA.
Counties. Origin of Name. Date of
Formation.		 Area In
Sq. Miles.
St. Mary's...... The earliest; called in honor of
Queen Henrietta Maria...... ... 1634 800
Anne Arundel.. After the Lady Anne Arundel, wife
of Caecilius, second Lord Balti-
more. ..... .................... 1630 860
Kent............ After the English County of that
name, by settlers from said county 1650 240
Calvert. ....... After the family name of the Pro-
prietary ........................ 1654 250
Chai-lea......... From Charles, Lord Baltimore.. . . 1658 450
Baltimore.... From the Proprietary's Irish barony
(Celtic bilte-mor, i. e., the large
town). ..... ................... 1669 600
Ta№ot....... . After Lord Talbot, uncle of Lady
Baltimore. ..... .......... .... 1660 280
Dorchester..... After the Earl Dorset, a family
friend of the Calverts. .......... 1666 600
Somerset....... After Edward Somerset, husband of
Maria Calvert, daughter of Lord
Baltimore......... ............. 1666 800
Cecil............. After the forename of the second
Lord Baltimore................. 1678 850
Prince George's, From Prince George of Denmark. . 1695 400
Queen Aune's... After the reigning sovereign of
Great Britian................... 1706 400
Worcester...... In commemoration of the Stuart
proclivities of the Palatine's
family.... .. ................. 1742 450
Frederick....... After Frederick, Prince of Wales. . 1748 580
Caroline........ After Caroline Harford, a niece of
the Proprietary................. 1778 270
Harford......... After Henry Harford, a nephew of
the Palatine, Governor of the
1778 400
'Wa9hington..... After General Washington........ 1776 525
Montgomery..... After General Montgomery, killed
at Quebec....... ....... 1786 5S6
Allegany........ After the great Indian tribe of Alli-
gewi,................ .......... 1789 430
Carl-oil.......... After Carroll of Carrollton, a signer
of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. ........ ................ 1836 425
Howard......... After Col. John Eager Howard, the
elder............ ........... . 1850 240
Wicomico ..... After the river of the game name. . 1867 810
Garrett..... ... After John W. Garrett.. .......... 187S 670


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