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of the West River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the South River. These are its named tidal creeks and

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s 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

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Camp Letts sits on a

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at the northern end of the Rhode River, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center occupies most of the northwestern shore of the Rhode River.

Carrs Wharf

Carrs Wharf is a community park on the Rhode River.

Early settlement

''Rhode River Hundred'' is listed in records of some of the earliest settlements in the

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. In 1651, Robert Harwood surveyed Harwood Plantation on the Rhode River. A

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was written by Thomas Harwood of Streatley, Berks County (

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to his son Richard Harwood for ''Hookers Purchase'' at the head of Muddy Creek. The steamboat '' Emma Giles'' served the Rhode River between 1891 and 1932, making five trips per week.

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Rivers of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Rivers of Maryland {{Maryland-river-stub

Carrs Wharf

Early settlement

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