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Sassafras, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Nearby Rich Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[4]