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Maryland, United States
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Port Tobacco was once the county seat of Charles County, Maryland. Established as one of the oldest English settlements in North America, it served as the county seat from 1727 until the government was moved to La Plata in 1895. The primary economic activities in the region historically included tobacco farming. Charles County itself was created in 1658 and named for Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore.12

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