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Chester is a census-designated place on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,723 at the 2000 census. Geography.
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 43 miles (69 km) long, [ 1 ] and its watershed encompasses 368 sq mi (950 km 2 ), which includes 295 sq mi (760 km 2 ) of land.
MD Route 213 North in Chestertown The primary means of travel to and from Chestertown is by road. Maryland Route 213 is the most significant highway serving the town, and is the main north–south road along the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay and a historic place in Maryland.To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by roughly four miles (6.4 km) of water.
Kent County has a 209-mile shoreline, including Eastern Neck Island. The Chesapeake Bay is on the west, Sassafras River on the north, and the Chester River on the south. The eastern border with Delaware is part of the Mason–Dixon line. Nearby cities: Baltimore, MD; Washington D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Wilmington, DE
US 301 is a Blue Star Memorial Highway for its entire length in Maryland. The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland declared the U.S. Highway a Blue Star Memorial Highway as a tribute to the United States Armed Forces in 1948, and a 1953 resolution signed by Governor William Preston Lane, Jr., officially dedicated US 301 as such. [2]
Chestertown Historic District is a historic district in Chestertown, Maryland.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, and its area was increased in 1984.
MD 18R is the designation for a former alignment of MD 18A/Main Street, a 0.32-mile (0.51 km) highway between MD 18A and MD 18H that serves a park and ride facility and other businesses in Chester. [1] [31] MD 18T is the designation for a 0.38 mi (0.61 km) stretch of Piney Creek Road between MD 18B and MD 552A (Chester Station Road) in Chester.