Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States

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Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States is a small rural community in Charles County best known as the birthplace of Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.

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Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
adjacentWaterBody Potomac River estuary
areaCode 240
301
characteristic rural community
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Charles County, Maryland
economicActivity commuting to Washington metropolitan area
GNISFeatureID 590840
governingBody Charles County government
hasFacility Nanjemoy Community Center
Nanjemoy Post Office
Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department
hasHistoricalAssociation African American history in Maryland
tobacco farming in Southern Maryland
hasNotablePerson Matthew Henson
hasProtectedArea Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area
Nanjemoy Wildlife Management Area
hasRecreation birdwatching
hiking
kayaking
hasReligiousInstitution Nanjemoy Baptist Church
St. James Episcopal Church, Nanjemoy
knownFor birthplace of Arctic explorer Matthew Henson
landUse agricultural land
forested land
locatedIn Charles County Public Schools district
Southern Maryland
locatedNear Nanjemoy Creek
locatedOn Potomac River
partOf Washington metropolitan area regionally
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
postalCode 20662
regionType peninsula
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation Maryland Route 6
UTCOffsetDST −4
UTCOffsetStandard −5

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Matthew Henson placeOfBirth Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States