In April 1632 Charles I of England granted a charter for the territory between Pennsylvania and Virginia About 250 set off for this new haven from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. They arrived in the new colony on March 27, 1634. The settlers made their first permanent settlement at St. Mary's City in what is now St. Mary's County. The new "
Maryland Colony" was named in honor of Charles I's Catholic queen Henrietta Maria.
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| The Founding of Maryland, 1634. |
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