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Cities in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
- Alexandria, VirginiaIn the summer of 1608, English settler John Smith explored the Potomac River and came into contact with the Patawomeck and Doeg tribes who lived on the…
- BaltimoreIn 1706, the colonial General Assembly of Maryland created the Port of Baltimore at old Whetstone Point, now Locust Point.
- Hagerstown, MarylandIn 1739, a German immigrant named Jonathan Hager purchased land in the Great Appalachian Valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains.