Port Tobacco River
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The Port Tobacco River is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, in the United States. The river is about Template:Convert long.<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011</ref> Port Tobacco, the county seat of Charles County from 1658 to 1895, was an active port until that portion of the river became silted and unnavigable. When the railroad bypassed the town, business declined, and the county seat was moved to La Plata, Maryland.
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