Rhode River

The Rhode River is a tidal tributary of the West River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the South River.

These are its named tidal creeks and coves starting at the upper end and going clockwise, with a lower-order tributary listed after the "&" symbol:

• Muddy Creek
• Fox Creek
• Sheephead Cove
• Sellman Creek
• Bear Neck Creek & Whitemarsh Creek
• Cadle Creek
• Boathouse Cove

YMCA Camp Letts sits on a peninsula at the northern end of the Rhode River, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center occupies most of the northwestern shore of the Rhode River.

Early settlement

Rhode River Hundred is listed in records of some of the earliest settlements in the Province of Maryland. In 1651, Robert Harwood surveyed Harwood Plantation on the Rhode River. A deed was written by Thomas Harwood of Streatley, Berks County (Berkshire), England to his son Richard Harwood for Hookers Purchase at the head of Muddy Creek.

See also

• List of Maryland rivers

References

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