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Captain John Smith in 1608 ascended this river to this point. On his map he called it after his home in England "Willowbyes Flu" or river. Now Bush River.
Details
| HM Number | HM51 |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 2:08am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 389956 N 4367473 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.44980000, -76.27895000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 26.988', W 76° 16.737' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 26' 59.2800" N, 76° 16' 44.2200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3025 Pulaski Hwy, Edgewood MD 21040, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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