The New International Encyclopædia/Patuxent |←Patton, Francis
Landey||The New International Encyclopædia |See also Patuxent
River on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.| PATUX'ENT. A river of
Maryland, rising in Frederick County, and flowing southeastward
into Chesapeake Bay north of the Potomac (Map: Maryland, L 5).
It is 90 miles long, and for the last 40 miles it is a navigable
tidal estuary abounding in valuable oyster beds.