Kent Fort, Maryland

Kent Fort, Maryland

Kent Fort was a fort and settlement located on southern Kent Island in colonial Virginia and later Maryland, and was the first English settlement within the boundaries of present-day Maryland. The fort was established by William Claiborne in 1631, and was a central part of early Kent Island. By the end of the century however, activity had shifted northward to the port town of Broad Creek.

Today, the land the fort once stood on has been eroded into the Eastern Bay, and the only traces of the settlement that have been found are well bases located in the bay. A stone marker marks where the settlement was located, and Kent Fort Manor is also located at the site of the Kent Fort settlement. [http://www.kentfortmanor.com/]


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