Frenchtown, Maryland (Elkton, Maryland)
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Frenchtown was an important link in the north-south travel route during the 18th and 19th centuries. As a depot, it was burned by the British under Admiral Cockburn on April 29, 1813.
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April 29,1813 Raid of Frenchtown, (Maryland, US)
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=1526
April 29,1813 Raid of Frenchtown, (Maryland, US)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchtown_(ghost_town),_Maryland
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Coordinates: 39°34'50"N 75°50'4"W
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- Brandywine Battle Field 42 km
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- Chesapeake & Delaware Canal 11 km
- Cecil County, Maryland 15 km
- White Clay Creek Hundred 16 km
- St. George's Hundred 19 km
- New Castle County, Delaware 20 km
- 12-Mile Circle 22 km
- Mason Dixon Line 90 km
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