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Clagett Farm, once known as ''Navajo'', is a working farm located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It is owned and operated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. ==History== Thomas Clagett, of the plantation known as ''Weston'', was one of the largest landholders in the Marlboro area. Thomas Clagett purchased this tract, 822 acres of ''Bealls Chance'', ''Green Spring'', etc., in equity from the representatives of John E. Berry in 1831. Along with additional lands acquired at about the same time, Thomas Clagett created two plantations, The Cottage and Strawberry Hill, totaling approximately 1,000 acres. Thomas conveyed The Cottage to his second son, Charles, at the time of his marriage to Mary Mullikin in 1846. Charles Clagett produced tobacco, livestock and wool until after the Civil War when he gave up tobacco and focused on livestock production. In addition to farming, Charles Clagett served for twenty years as a judge of the County Orphans Court. Around 1880, the ''Ingleside'' and ''Navajo'' farms were set aside for two of Charles' sons on the adjoining property. Upon his death in 1894, the farm and The Cottage passed to his younger son, William B. Clagett, whom Charles had previously provided with adjoining property for his home and farm known as ''Navajo''. William continued to reside at ''Navajo'', and Navajo was leased to a tenant farmer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clagett Farm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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