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Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.[2] The Lanthim House, built in the 1720s, served as a general store.[3]
Nearby Rich Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[4]
Education
[edit]It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown CDP with a Worton postal address.
The community was formerly assigned to Millington Elementary School.[5] In 2017 the school board voted to close Millington Elementary School.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". Sassafras (Populated Place). U.S. Geological Survey. January 29, 2009.
- ^ Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Profile". Millington Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Sassafras and Rich Hill
- Map of Sassafras, from the Historical Society of Kent County collection
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