River Lugg River Lugg The River Lugg () rises near Llangynllo, Powys. It flows through the border town of Presteigne, Wales then through Herefordshire, England, to the south of Leominster where it meets a tributary, the River Arrow. Its confluence with the River Wye is at Mordiford, downstream of Hereford and from its source. Below Leominster the river was made navigable under the "River Wye & Lugg Navigation Act 1696" for improving the River Wye, and had pound locks. Despite several attempts to improve it, including making flash locks against bridges, the river was probably never a satisfactory navigation. Commercial navigation probably
Wye River (plantation) Wye River (plantation) The Wye River plantation, or "Wye Hall" was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca, 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 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