Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland

Author: Katharine D. Bryant

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738502656

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Prince George's County, one of Maryland's most populous counties, has a rich and vibrant history. From agriculture to industry, school life to religious life, trolleys, trains, and tobacco, the people of this area share a distinctive regional heritage and a great pride in the communities they have built. With numerous recognized historic sites, Prince George's County boasts, among others, Mount Calvert, the only structure remaining at the site of the first county seat; Melwood Park and the Magruder House, both visited by George Washington; and His Lordship's Kindness, a five-part Georgian mansion. Other historic buildings were not elegant manors, but functional public facilities. The College Park Airport holds the record as the oldest continuously operating airport in the world, and the Surratt House played a role in the assassination plot of Abraham Lincoln. But the everyday lives of citizens are represented here as well, in the images of early residents, their homes and businesses, of the city services and social events, of elementary school classes and congregations. All can be found within these pages.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County

Author: Michael Dwyer

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738542744

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Nicknamed the “Gateway to the Nation's Capital,” Montgomery County is home to a number of federal agencies and a highly educated and affluent population that has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. Established in 1776, Montgomery County now consists of urban centers like Bethesda and Silver Spring; suburban neighborhoods like Wheaton, Germantown, and Potomac; and scenic rolling farmland interspersed with historic villages, like Brookeville and Barnesville. An additional 50,000 acres of federal, state, and county parkland provide numerous recreational opportunities for its residents. Nicknamed the “Gateway to the Nation's Capital,” Montgomery County is home to a number of federal agencies and a highly educated and affluent population that has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. Established in 1776, Montgomery County now consists of urban centers like Bethesda and Silver Spring; suburban neighborhoods like Wheaton, Germantown, and Potomac; and scenic rolling farmland interspersed with historic villages, like Brookeville and Barnesville. An additional 50,000 acres of federal, state, and county parkland provide numerous recreational opportunities for its residents.

Revolutionary Patriots of Prince George's County, Maryland, 1775-1783
Revolutionary Patriots of Prince George's County, Maryland, 1775-1783

Author: Henry C. Peden, Jr.

Publisher:

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781585494316

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This volume is a research tool for identifying Marylanders from Prince Georges County, Maryland, who served in the Army or Navy during the Revolutionary War; signers of oaths and non-signers. Vital statistics, payroll, commissions, dates of birth, and dates of marriage are included when available. Wives and children are listed.

Maryland, A Middle Temperament
Maryland, A Middle Temperament

Author: Robert J. Brugger

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1996-09-25

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13: 9780801854651

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Explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state"its special character. Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state" its special character. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by bibliography, maps, charts, and tables, Robert Brugger's vivid account of the state's political, economic, social, and cultural heritage—from the outfitting of Cecil Calvert's expedition to the opening of Baltimore's Harborplace—is rich in the issues and personalities that make up Maryland's story and explain its "middle temperament."