Following his exploration of the bay in 1631, Virginian William Claiborne set up a trading post on Kent Island, the largest of the Chesapeake Bay islands. A colony developed and formed the first Anglican congregation in what is now the state of Maryland. Although Claiborne fought for possession of the island, England decreed in 1638 that it was part of Maryland and not Virginia. Learn More...
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