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Galesville, Maryland
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The area was an early center of Quaker settlement in America and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. This town, located on the West River, was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and Baltimore, Maryland. Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay Watermen and their families, the town has developed an industry around pleasure boating.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galesville,_MD
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°50'36"N 76°32'46"W
- Easton, Maryland 39 km
- La Plata, Maryland 50 km
- Leesburg, Virginia 97 km
- Middletown, Delaware 98 km
- Chincoteague, Virginia 134 km
- Ocean City, Maryland 134 km
- Hammonton, New Jersey 176 km
- Farmville, Virginia 237 km
- Westfield, New Jersey 276 km
- Kearny, New Jersey 297 km
- Shady Side, Maryland 3.7 km
- Mayo, Maryland 5.8 km
- Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland 8 km
- The Colony at South River subdivision 8.6 km
- Londontowne, Maryland 10 km
- Hillsmere Shores, Maryland 11 km
- Riva, Maryland 12 km
- Historic Eastport (Annapolis) 15 km
- Chesapeake Beach Railroad 16 km
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland 16 km