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Welcome to the Southern Maryland Wiki! For more information about this project, please visit [[Project:About]] or [[Help:Contents]].
'''Southern Maryland''' is composed of the state's three southernmost counties on the "Western Shore." These counties are [[Calvert County, Maryland]], [[Charles County, Maryland]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]].
Southern Maryland has traditionally been a rural and agricultural region, but over the past few decades has experienced some suburban development as the Washington suburbs expand southward. This has primarily taken place around [[Waldorf, Maryland|Waldorf]] (Charles County), [[Lexington Park, Maryland|Lexington Park]] (St. Mary's County), and [[Prince Frederick, Maryland|Prince Frederick]] (Calvert County).
== Geography ==
It is bordered on the north by [[Prince George's County, Maryland]] and [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland]]. Its eastern border is the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and its southern and western border is the [[Potomac River]], Maryland's border with Virginia.
== Towns and Places in Southern Maryland ==
'''Calvert County:'''
*[[Dunkirk, Maryland]]*[[Huntingtown, Maryland]]*[[Prince Frederick, Maryland]] (county seat)*[[Solomons, Marylandv]]
'''St. Mary's County:'''
*[[Leonardtown, Maryland|Leonardtown]] (county seat)*[[Lexington Park, Maryland]]*[[St. Mary's City, Maryland]]
'''Charles County:'''
*[[La Plata, Maryland]] (county seat)*[[Waldorf, Maryland]]*[[St. Charles, Maryland]]
== Notable Southern Marylanders ==
Famous author [[Dashiell Samuel Hammett]] was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
House of Representatives Minority Whip [[Steny Hoyer]] represents Southern Maryland as the representative for Maryland's Fifth Congressional District.
Two former first ladies hail from Southern Maryland: [[Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams]], wife of [[John Quincy Adams]], and [[Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor]], wife of [[Zachary Taylor]].
