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Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. [1] Its county seat is Cambridge. [2] [3] The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (the founding family of the Maryland colony). [4]
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 13,096 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Maryland's Eastern Shore region, after Salisbury, Elkton and Easton. [5] [6]
In 1768–69, the Colony of Maryland dissolved the Nanticoke reservation. Many of the Nanticokes of Chicacone migrated north to Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada, while others stayed and assimilated into the white or black communities of lower Dorchester and Wicomico counties. [5] Vienna was founded in 1706.
Transportation in Dorchester County, Maryland (2 C) Pages in category "Dorchester County, Maryland" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
This is a list of the Maryland state historical markers in Dorchester County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Dorchester County, Maryland by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the ...
Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building located at Cambridge, the county seat of Dorchester County, Maryland. It is an Italianate influenced, painted brick structure, which was enlarged and extensively remodeled with Georgian Revival decorative detailing in the 1930s. The building entrance is flanked on the north ...
Within Maryland the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels, so there is little incentive for a community to incorporate. Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as Bethesda, Silver Spring ...
Cambridge Historic District, Wards I and III is a national historic district in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. It is a large residential, commercial, and governmental area in the northwest section of the city. It consists of buildings from the late 18th through the mid 20th century.