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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dorchester_County,_MarylandDorchester County, Maryland - Wikipedia

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   Dorchester County is the largest county by total area in Maryland. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware , to the east, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west.

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     Dorchester County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland....

2. www.familysearch.org › en › wikiDorchester County, Maryland Genealogy • FamilySearch

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   May 7, 2024 · Guide to Dorchester County, Maryland ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

   • County seat: Cambridge
   • Parent County (s): Colonial lands

   • Organized: May 27, 1668

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   Where is Dorchester County Maryland?

   • Dorchester County comprises the Cambridge, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area. It is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland . Dorchester County is the largest county by total area in Maryland.

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   Did Dorchester County men serve in the 5th Maryland Regiment?

   • Dorchester County men served in the 5th Maryland Regiment. A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. 1967 reprint: FS Library Collection 973 X2pc 1840.

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   What type of government does Dorchester County have?

   • Dorchester County operates under the charter home rule form of government, and the affairs of the county are managed by five county council members. Each is elected from a single-member district defined within the county. Meetings of the county council are held weekly. The agenda and the minutes of each week's proceedings are public record.

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   Where can I find Dorchester County deed books?

   • Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Dorchester County Deed Books (1669-present) have been uploaded to their website: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)

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4. dorchestercountymd.com › historyHistory | Dorchester County Government

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   Throughout history, renowned individuals have called Dorchester County home: Harriet Tubman, the “Moses of her people,” who risked her life time and again to help dozens of enslaved people find freedom through the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s; Annie Oakley, famed sharpshooter who lived here in the early 1900s; and Anna Ella Carroll ...

5. visitdorchester.org › about-dorchester › historyHistory | Cambridge, MD | Visit Dorchester

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   a few things to know about our history. Dorchester is one of the oldest colonial counties in Maryland, with roots that date back to 1600s. Europeans Discover Dorchester. Capt. John Smith made the first recorded reference of Dorchester County in 1608.

6. www.britannica.com › place › Dorchester-county-MarylandDorchester | Historic, Plantations, Rivers | Britannica

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   Dorchester, county, southeastern Maryland, U.S., bounded by the Choptank River to the north, Delaware to the east, the Nanticoke River to the southeast, and Chesapeake Bay to the south and west.