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== History ==
The settlement of [[Lord Baltimore]]'s Maryland began with the arrival of passengers from [[England]] at [[St. Clement's Island]] in the [[Potomac River]] in what is now southwestern St. Mary's County on March 25, 1634 (the anniversary of this landing being annually celebrated as [[Maryland Day]]). The passengers arrived in two vessels, the ''Ark'' and the ''Dove,'' which had set sail from the [[Isle of Wight]] on November 22, 1633.

St. Mary's County was the first county established in Maryland, in 1637, probably by an order of the Governor.

The county seat and state capital was [[St. Mary's City, Maryland|St. Mary's City]].

St. Mary's County is where [[Francis Scott Key]], the author of a poem which became ''[[The Star Spangled Banner]]'', and professional wrestler [[Scott Hall]] grew up.
St. Mary's County was the birthplace of [[Dashiell Samuel Hammett]].


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== Museums ==

#[[St. Clements Island - Potomac River Museum]]
#[[Old Jail Museum]]
#[[Patuxent River Naval Air Museum]]