Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.

History

Charles County was created in 1658 by an Order in Council. It should be noted that from 1650 to 1653 there was an earlier Charles County, sometimes referred to in historic documents as Old Charles County.

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1658 - 1650 - 1653

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On April 28, 2002, a tornado cut through the County and destroyed much of downtown La Plata.

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April 28 - 2002 - Tornado - La Plata

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Twenty-six upscale homes under construction in the Indian Head community in the northern part of the County were burned on December 6, 2004; 10 of the 26 were totally destroyed. The fires were found to be arson. One early theory was that the fires were set as a hate crime motivated by the fact that many of those who had purchased homes in the subdivision under construction (called Hunters Brooke) were African American. Another theory is that the fires were set by a radical environmental group such as the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), since the homes were being built near a wetland. However, it is now believed that the suspects -- five young white men -- simply had grievances with the developer of Hunters Brooke. All of the damaged and destroyed homes will be rebuilt.

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Indian Head - December 6 - 2004 - Arson - Hate crime - Hunters Brooke - African American - Environmental - Earth Liberation Front - Wetland

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