Kent Island

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Kent Island is a large, historic island in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay known as one of the earliest English settlements in North America and a key gateway between the Eastern Shore and the Baltimore–Washington region.

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instanceOf census-designated place
island
unincorporated community
area approximately 31 square miles
borderedBy Chesapeake Bay
Chester River
Eastern Bay
connectedBy U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 50
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Chesapeake Bay Bridge
economyIncludes commuter residential community for Baltimore–Washington region
recreational boating and fishing
seafood industry
tourism
foundedAsEnglishSettlement 1631
foundedBy William Claiborne
hasHighestPoint approximately 20 feet above sea level
hasHistoricSite Christ Church, Stevensville
Kent Island Heritage Society properties
Stevensville Historic District
hasMouthOfTransportRoute Chesapeake Bay Bridge
hasRecreation Cross Island Trail
marinas
public parks and waterfront access areas
hasSettlement Chester, Maryland
Grasonville, Maryland
Kent Narrows, Maryland
Romancoke, Maryland
Stevensville, Maryland
historicalEvent site of early 17th-century dispute between Virginia and Maryland colonies
laterIncorporatedInto Colony of Maryland
surface form: Maryland colony
length approximately 15 miles
locatedBetween Eastern Shore of Maryland and Western Shore of Maryland
locatedIn Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Queen Anne's County, Maryland
surface form: Queen Anne's County
locatedInRegion Eastern Shore of Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Annapolis
surface form: Annapolis, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland

Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Kent, England
oneOf earliest permanent English settlements in North America outside New England and Virginia’s main settlements
partOf Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: United States Atlantic coastal plain
role gateway between Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
wasPartOf Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia colony (claimed by Virginia)
width up to 5 miles

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Chesapeake Bay hasIsland Kent Island