 Over a century later, it was decided in the case of "Penn v. Lord Baltimore" that because the Dutch had colonized Zwaanendael in 1631, that portion of Maryland's charter granting Delaware to Maryland was void.The peninsula was the premier location for truck farming of vegetables during the 19th and early 20th centuries.Though it has been largely eclipsed by California's production, the area still produces significant quantities of tomatoes, green beans, corn, soybeans—Queen Anne's County is the largest producer of soy beans in Maryland—and other popular vegetables.