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First settled in 1650 and named Charles County. It was officially established and renamed Patuxent County in 1654. In 1658, it was renamed Calvert County.
The county seat is the town of Prince Frederick, MD. The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of the English Colony of Maryland.
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