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| | Kent County, Maryland Directory, 1878 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The first county seat was the "Towne on Kent Island;" the second was New Yarmouth, on Gray's Inn Creek, where the first session of the County Court was held 22d June, 1686. |
 | | Kent has abundance of fine fishing, and on the Bay shore and in Chester River inexhautible oyster beds, which give employment to a large portion of thousands of wild ducks, swans, &c., which also afford line game and much profit to many persons. |
 | | Kent County has given to Maryland many of her ablest and most distinguished citizens, among whom may be mentioned, with pride, Captain Robert Vaughan, Colonel Hans Hanson, Thomas Ringgold, merchant; Colonel Isaac Perkins, Judge Ezekiel Forman Chambers, and Hon. |
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