The Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers are a set executive-retreat facilities run by the Aspen Institute on a campus overlooking the Wye River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland .
4-635: The site, parts of which were once known as the Wye River Plantation , was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. in 1979. William Paca , a signer of the Declaration of Independence and third governor of Maryland, maintained his family estate here and a monument to his memory stands near the Houghton House. In 1998 the Conference Center was the site for negotiations between Israel and
8-490: Is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879. The University of Maryland, College Park conducted archeological work there. Wye Hall was built in the 1930s on the site of the estate of William Paca. In 1999, it was purchased by Leland C. Brendsel. A mechanic's lien was filed for work done there. This article about a Registered Historic Place in Queen Anne's County , Maryland
12-919: The Palestine Authority which resulted in the Wye River Memorandum . Since 1998, the Wye River Group on Healthcare has conducted policy meetings on retreat there. Famous residents of Wye River included the Chef Boyardee family, the Estate at Wye River ‘Penderyn’ hosted members of the state department during the Aspen accords. Elián González and his father stayed there briefly in 2000. 38°54′50″N 76°9′48″W / 38.91389°N 76.16333°W / 38.91389; -76.16333 Wye River (plantation) The Wye River plantation , or Wye Hall
16-483: Was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca , a signer of the Declaration of Independence , constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $ 20,000. He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland , through his wife, Mary Chew. John Beale Bordley and Margaret Chew inherited the other half of Wye Island. William Paca
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