Port Deposit, Maryland
| Port Deposit, Maryland | |
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 Location of Port Deposit, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′39″N 76°6′1″W / 39.61083°N 76.10028°WCoordinates: 39°36′39″N 76°6′1″W / 39.61083°N 76.10028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Cecil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wayne L. Tome Sr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2) |
| • Land | 2.27 sq mi (5.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 653 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 656 |
| • Density | 287.7/sq mi (111.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21904 |
| Area code(s) | 410 |
| FIPS code | 24-63075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0591049 |
| Website | http://www.portdeposit.org/ |
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Port Deposit
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| Location | E bank of Susquehanna River 10 mi. (16 km) S of Mason-Dixon Line, Port Deposit, Maryland |
| Area | 280 acres (113.3 ha) |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Queen Anne, Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001452 |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1978 |
Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River near its discharge into the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 653 at the 2010 census.
Port Deposit is located at 39°36′39″N 76°6′1″W / 39.61083°N 76.10028°W (39.610915, -76.100172).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.28 square miles (5.91 km2), of which, 2.27 square miles (5.88 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
The first recorded European visits to the area were the 1608 and 1609 expeditions led by Captain John Smith up the Chesapeake Bay. He sailed up the Susquehanna River from the Bay about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the present location of Port Deposit, and gave the name of "Smythe Fayles" to the rapids just above the future town.
In 1729, Thomas Cresap established a regular ferry service near Smith's Falls (in the upper Port Deposit area) crossing the Susquehanna to Lapidum; this was referred to as Smith’s Ferry or Upper Ferry. In 1731, a road from Susquehanna Upper Ferry toward Philadelphia, as far as the jurisdiction extends, was authorized. In the same year, in the jurisdiction south of the river, a petition was submitted for a road from the mill at 'Rock Run' to Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. This upper ferry was later purchased by Colonel John Creswell and came to be known as 'Creswell's Ferry'.
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