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, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the

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, on the Eastern Shore of

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. It was named by the Lloyd family, Edward Lloyd (delegate), and

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, after the

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in the

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. It falls within Queen Anne's County and Talbot County, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay. The river is popular with recreational boaters because of its secluded anchorages, fishing, crabbing and proximity to the tourist attractions of St. Michaels, Maryland. Like many rivers on the Chesapeake Bay, the Wye is largely tidal. The river's features include the Wye Island, most of which is part of the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area, managed by the

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State Forest and Park Service.

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, the third governor of Maryland and a signatory to the

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, once owned the island. The nearby Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers (sections of which were formerly known as the " Wye River plantation") hosted the 1998 Mideast Peace talks attended by

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i Prime Minister

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and

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Chairman

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, and hosted by US President

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that culminated in the

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. The watershed also includes the Wye Research and Education Center, operated by the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). They conduct agricultural research and education, in cooperation with the nearby Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers.

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and his father stayed at the Wye River Plantation briefly in 2000. Water quality is threatened by development.

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External links

Wye Island Natural Resources Management AreaAspen Institute Wye River Conference CentersWye Research and Education Center
Rivers of Queen Anne's County, Maryland Rivers of Talbot County, Maryland Rivers of Maryland Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay {{Maryland-river-stub