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104 MARYLAND MANUAL.
ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF COUNTIES, WITH DATE OF FORMATION
AND AREA—Concluded.
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Counties.
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Origin of Name.
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Date of
Formation
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Area in
Sq. Miles.
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Pr. George's1 ....
Queen Anne's" ..
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After Prince George of Denmark.
After Queen Anne of England....
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1695
1706
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486.
37/
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Worcester4........
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After the Earl of Worcester........
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1742
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48
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Frederick1........
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After Frederick, heir apparent....
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1748
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662-
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Caroline'..........
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After Lady Caroline Calvert, sis-
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ter of the last.Lord Baltimore...
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1773
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320
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Harford'............
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After Henry Harford, last pro-
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prietary ...................................
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1773
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388.
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Washington7 ....
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After General Washington...........
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1776
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458
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Montgomery8....
Allegany9 .........
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After General Montgomery.........
From Oolikhanna; z. £., beautiful
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1776
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490
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1789
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442
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Carroll10............
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After Charles Carroll of Carroll-
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1836
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437
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Howard" ..........
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After Col. John Eager Howard,
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the elder..................................
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1851
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365.
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Wicomico".......
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After the river of that name,
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from wicko, house, and mekee,
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building; i. e.t referring to In-
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dian town on the banks............
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1867
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S^S
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Garrett13...........
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After John W. Garrett................
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1872
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66o
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'Erected by Act of 1695, ch. 13.
SErected by Act of 1706, ch. 3.
aETfected by Act of 1742, ch. 14. An earlier Worcester was erected by order in Coun-
clUn 1672, (Archiv, 6:56 and 108). The order of October 22d, 1669, erected the territory
which is now comprised in the State of Delaware into a county by the name of Durham
and another unnamed. Neither Durham nor Worcester were ever represented in the
Assembly.
*Brected by Act of 1748, ch. 15.
6Erected by Act of 1773, November session, ch. 6.
8Krected by Act of 1773, November session, ch. 10.
T-eErected by resolution of Constitutional Convention September 6th, 1776.
BErected by Act of 1789, ch. 29.
^Erected by Acts of 1836, ch. 19-
"Erected by Article 8, Constitution of 1851. By ch. 82 of the Acts of 1838, confirmed!
by ch. 49 of 1839, "Howard District of Anne Arundel County" was erected. The admin^
iStration was provided for by chs 55, 60, 98 and 125 of Acts of 1838.
"Erected by Article 13, Section 2, Constitution of 1867.
"Erected by Act of 1878, ch. 212.
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