Head of Elk

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Head of Elk (now Elkton, Maryland) is a historic port town at the head of the Elk River that served as a key British landing site during the Revolutionary War.

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Head of Elk canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
port town ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formerNameOf Elkton, Maryland ⓘ
hasFormerName Head of Elk ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
historicalSignificance important logistical point for British forces advancing toward Philadelphia ⓘ
locatedAt head of the Elk River ⓘ
locatedIn Cecil County, Maryland ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
locatedInRegion Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Elk River ⓘ
nearbyWaterway Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
partOf Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
presentDayCountry United States ⓘ
presentDayCounty Cecil County ⓘ
presentDayJurisdiction Town of Elkton ⓘ
linked to: Elkton
presentDayName Elkton ⓘ
Elkton, Maryland ⓘ
presentDayState Maryland ⓘ
region Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
strategicRole key British landing site ⓘ
staging point for British operations in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ
transportFunction port for river and coastal shipping ⓘ
usedAs British landing site ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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Elkton, Maryland → hasFormerName → Head of Elk ⓘ
subject linked to: Head of Elk