Wye Island
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N 38° 54.899 W 076° 07.467
18S E 402514 N 4307943
Wye Island -- early historical site, now managed by the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Waymark Code: WMB16
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2006
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Wye Island
Patented to Col. Philemon Lloyd as "Lloyd's Insula" 1682 a combination of four earlier patents. Henrietta Marie Lloyd married Samuel Chew and their daughters married William Paca, 3rd governor of Maryland and John Beale Bordley, who inherited the island half to each from Philemon Lloyd Chew in 1770.
State Roads Commission
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County (required): Queen Anne's County
Location (required): Carmichael Road
More info about the site/marker (optional): Not listed
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