Patuxent is an

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in Charles County,

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, United States.

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was listed on the

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in 1974. The name Patuxent is the name attributed to all five rivers found by the explores —it literally means “many rivers “——-

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Unincorporated communities in Charles County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland {{CharlesCountyMD-geo-stub