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Elkton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cecil County It was formerly called Head of Elk.
Elkton was once known as the "Gretna Green of the West" because of its popularity as a place for eloping couples to marry until a state law was passed in 1938 requiring a 48-hour waiting period. Still, the town maintains several wedding chapels. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were married in the Main Street Chapel.
The crash of Pan Am Flight 214, which was struck by lightning, occurred in Elkton on December 8, 1963. The crash of Pan Am Flight 214 was registered in the Guinness Book of World Records (2005) as the "Worst Lightning Strike Death Toll". (...) more....

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