Keechland
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 24.491 W 076° 59.457
18S E 326165 N 4252982
Keechland-Part of large tract reserved as public land by Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore.
Waymark Code: WM11HX5
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2019
Views: 4
Keechland-Part of large tract reserved as public land by Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Warrant issued 1667 to John Harrison for 600 acres of which 250 assigned to Thomas and Andrew Baker, called Harrison's gift. Colonel William Dent purchased in 1692. George Dent, his son, enlarged plantation to 1383 acres, naming it Prospect Hill. Seat of Dent family for 200 years. Manor house burned by British in 1781. Present house is 20th century, known as Keechland since 1918. Erected 1974 by National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors. Replaced 2014.
Erected 2014 by Maryland Historical Trust and Maryland State Highway Administration.
County (required): Charles County
Location (required): Marker is on Popes Creek Road.
More info about the site/marker (optional):
Marker is in this post office area: Newburg MD 20664
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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