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Walking Tours Recurring

Step into Kent County history! Visitors are welcome during regular museum hours.  Group tours must be scheduled in advance. We can further enhance your group’s visit to Kent County with a Walking Tour of Historic Chestertown. Museum Hours: Wednesday thru Saturday, 10:00 to 3:00 PM Group Tours: Group Tours may be scheduled at other times, please call us at 410-778-3499 or email director@kentcountyhistory.org. Offerings for your group’s visit to Kent County: (Must be scheduled in advance; ...

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Ghost Walks of Historic Chestertown10/06/2018

Every Saturday in October please call ahead for times and reservations Chestertown, known for its historic houses, boasting more 18th century homes in use than any Maryland community except Annapolis, has seen more than three hundred years of history, offering a stage for the lives of sea captains and merchants; Revolutionaries and Civil War soldiers; farmers and watermen; a stage so compelling that perhaps some of the players never wished to step off of it. Or so the stories go. Our Ghost Walk ...

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Historic House Tour10/06/2018

Saturday October 6, 2018, 1pm to 5pm Come spend the day in historic Chestertown! The doors to a selection of National Landmark Historic District homes will be open to you for the 48th Annual Historic House Tour. The houses are open Saturday, October 6th from 1pm to 5pm. Tickets are $25 in advance, and also available the day of for $35. All tickets are available beginning at 11am at the Bordley History Center, located across from Fountain Park at 301 High Street. Reservations for the tour are rec ...

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