Galesville is an
unincorporated town
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County (; ), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, an increase of just under 10% since 2010. Its county seat is Annapolis, whi ...
,
Maryland
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, United States.
As of the
2010 census, it had a population of 685.
Galesville is located at 38°50'35" north, 76°32'37" west (38.8431707 -76.5435702),
along the western shore of the
West River West River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
*West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
* West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia
* West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
* West ...
, an arm of the
Chesapeake Bay
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. By road it is approximately south of
Annapolis, the state capital.
Demographics
History
The area was an early center of
Quaker settlement in America and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. The town was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
. Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay watermen and their families, the town has developed an industry around pleasure boating.
See also
*
Tulip Hill
Tulip Hill is a plantation house located about one mile from Galesville in Anne Arundel County in the Province of Maryland. Built between 1755 and 1756, it is a particularly fine example of an early Georgian mansion, and was designated a Nati ...
, plantation house near Galesville
References
External links
Galesville Heritage Society
Census-designated places in Maryland
Census-designated places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Quakerism in Maryland
Maryland populated places on the Chesapeake Bay
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