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Spesutie Island

USA / Maryland / Betterton /
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The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope, a 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the Indians, became a member of the Maryland Governor's Council and represented Lord Baltimore in a boundary dispute with the Dutch in Delaware. A peace treaty with the Susquehannoughs was signed on the island by Gov. Philip Calvert and his council May 16, 1661. A house built by Utie at this end of the island no longer stands.

www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4707
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spesutie_Island
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Coordinates:   39°27'26"N   76°4'40"W

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  • vishnu (guest)
    Spesutie Island belongs to the United States Army Aberdeen Proving Ground and is off limits to the general public.
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