Charlestown, Maryland - Interesting Facts

Interesting Facts

President Grover Cleveland hunted in Charlestown and the Susquehanna Flats area. He also had a rig of decoys made by a local carver which are infamously referred to as "Cleveland Canvasbacks". The speculated maker is local John B. Graham.

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