Existing comment:
Keechland
Part of large tract reserved as public land by Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Warrant issued 1667 to John Harrison for 600 acres of which 250 assigned to Thomas and Andrew Baker, called Harrison's gift. Colonel William Dent purchased in 1692. George Dent, his son, enlarged plantation to 1383 acres, naming it Prospect Hill. Seat of Dent family for 200 years. Manor house burned by British in 1781. Present house is 20th century, known as Keechland since 1918.
Erected 1974 by National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors. Replaced 2014 by National Trust and Maryland State Highway Administration. |