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The property now known as Historic Kent Manor Inn & Restaurant was once part of the tract called Smithfield. The Courthouse, now Wetherall. Mr. Thomas Wetherall was granted the land in 1651, only seventeen years after Lord Calvert’s arrival in Maryland. Purchased by Dr. John Smyth at the turn of the century it was renamed [...]

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By TERRA WALTERS, For The Capital
Published 04/02/09
Here are some significant dates in the history of the magnificent Kent Manor Inn:
1697 – Seventeen years after the arrival of Lord Calvert, the property was granted to Thomas Wetherall.
1820 – The first wing of the mansion was constructed.
1843 – Then-owner Sarah Smyth Thompson gave 307 acres to her [...]

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