Havre de Grace, Maryland

 


Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, USA, situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay. It is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which in full was once Le Havre de Grâce (French, "Haven of Grace"). The population was 12,952 at the 2010 census

In 1789, Havre de Grace was in serious consideration to be the permanent capital of the United States.