Sassafras, Maryland

Sassafras and Caldwell Road - Sassafras Maryland
Sassafrass General Store sign [1]

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

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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

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  1. ^ Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  2. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". Sassafras (Populated Place). U.S. Geological Survey. January 29, 2009.
  3. ^ Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Profile". Millington Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
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39°22′22″N 75°48′7.2″W / 39.37278°N 75.802000°W / 39.37278; -75.802000