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Published
06/24/07
County archaeologists think they have uncovered a key piece of Anne Arundel's history near Herring Bay. 
J. Henson - The Capital
Archeology intern Sally Gordon removes topsoil at the suspected site of the Chew mansion.Find Us On Facebook
Historians know that Samuel Chew, one of the county's founding fathers, built one of the first large brick homes in the area, but they'd never pinpointed its location.
The Chew clan came to control thousands of acres in south county beginning in the 1650s and built several large homes on tracts called, Poppinjay, Ayres, Maidstone, Sanetly, and Chew's Right or Poplar Ridge, among others. That last one, Poplar Ridge, sat on the high ground overlooking Herring Bay and the town of Herrington, which once sat at the bottom of...
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