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Charlestown was laid out and established as a town by Act of Assembly in 1742 because there was as yet no such place settled at or near the head of Chesapeake Bay. George Washington recorded many visits to Charlestown in his diary, including lodging there on Aug. 10, 1795 and Sept. 9, 1795.
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Charlestown, Maryland · United States
