Garrett Island (Maryland)
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Garrett Island is an island located in Cecil County, Maryland, 1.8 miles from the mouth of the Susquehanna River, directly west of Perryville and north of Havre de Grace. It is managed by the U.S. Fis
CSX Susquehanna River Bridge crossing Garrett Island (center at top).
William Claiborne
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William Claiborne was an English surveyor and early settler in the colonies/provinces of Virginia and Maryland and around the Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy merchant and planter, as well a
Conjectural 1907 portrait of Claiborne
Portrait of William Claiborne (or Clayborne)
The Province of Virginia was still a frontier settlement in March 1622 when William Claiborne survived attacks by native Indian Powhatans that killed more than 300 colonists.
Depiction of a battle between William Claiborne and Thomas Cornwallis, 1635