THREE CENTURIES OF TOBACCO 



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The original land grant given to Sir George Calvert, 

 the first Lord Baltimore, after he visited Virginia 

 Colony in 1629, was far too mammoth to rule effectively. 

 Named in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of 

 Charles I of England, Maryland encompassed all the 

 land from the Potomac River to today's Philadelphia, 

 plus other portions of Pennsylvania and Delaware. 



When George Calvert died, his son Cecil received the 

 charter for the land grant and directed a voyage to 

 Maryland under the leadership of his brother Leonard. 

 The Ark and the Dove, carrying 200 colonists, landed at 

 St. Clements Island on March 25, 1634, known to Mary- 

 landers ever since as "Maryland Day." The colonists 

 moved inland and established the capital at St. Mary's. 



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