Spesutie Island
N 39° 28.526 W 076° 05.918
18S E 405506 N 4370114
Spesutie Island historical marker, on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, MD.
Waymark Code: WME829
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2012
Views: 4
SPESUTIE ISLAND
The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope. A 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the indians, became a member of the Maryland Governor's Council and represented Lord Baltimore in a boundary dispute with the Dutch in Delaware. A peace treaty with the Susquehannoughs was signed on the island by Gov. Philip Calvert and his council May 16, 1661. A house built by Utie at this end of the Island no longer stands.
Society of Colonial Wars
and
Maryland Historical Society
County (required): Harford County
Location (required): On the left side of the road approaching the causeway to Spesutie Island on Aberdeen Proving Ground
More info about the site/marker (optional):
The marker is on a military reservation. Federal employees and persons with a military identification card may enter either the MD 22 or MD 715 entrance. Others must go to the Visitor Reception building at the 715 gate and register. Observe speed limits; they are strictly enforced and much of the route to the marker has a 25-mph limit.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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