Cordova in Maryland
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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. He stood as a living counter-example to slaveholders' arguments that slaves did not have the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens.

Located at 38.8845, -75.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cordova, Maryland

Cordova is a census-designated place (CDP) in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census.

Located at 38.8778, -75.9911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in Talbot County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland

Tuckahoe Creek

Tuckahoe Creek is a 21.5-mile-long tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes (erroneously) referred to as the Tuckahoe River. Upstream of Hillsboro, it forms the boundary between Caroline County and Queen Anne's County, passing through Tuckahoe State Park and dividing the small towns of Queen Anne and Hillsboro. Downstream of Hillsboro, it forms the boundary between Caroline County and Talbot County, before flowing into the Choptank.

Located at 38.8845, -75.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Rivers of Maryland, Geography of Caroline County, Maryland

History of slavery in Maryland

The institution of slavery in Maryland would last around 200 years, from its beginnings in 1642 when the first Africans were brought to St Mary's City, to the final elimination of slavery in 1864 during the penultimate year of the American Civil War. Initially, slavery developed along very similar lines to neighboring Virginia.

Located at 38.8845, -75.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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African-American history of Maryland, History of Maryland, History of slavery in Maryland, Slavery in the United States by state, Slavery in the British Empire, Slavery in the New World