Posts Tagged ‘historic places’

Fort Washington Resident Receives County’s Highest Honor For Historical Preservation

Monday, January 10th, 2011
Phyllis Cox has been described as the premier historian of Prince George’s County.  Her zeal for history and accuracy halted the development of several historical sites.  Cox learned that she would receive the 2010 Prince George’s Friend of History Award a few months before she died.  Her children accepted the award on her behalf.  Read more at The Gazette.

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Six Prince George’s County Sites Primed For National Recognition As Historical Sites

Monday, December 13th, 2010
The National Register of Historic Places, a federal program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, is reviewing the historical and cultural significance of six sites in Prince George’s County, Maryland.  Local planning and historical preservation groups have recommended that Tayman Tobacco Barn in Croom, the Piscataway Village Historic District in Piscataway, the Fairmount Heights Historic District, the St. Thomas

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“green Street” Coming To Bladensburg

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
[Bicentennial Commission] The Town of Bladensburg is developing a "Green Street"  for a 0.6-mile section of the Route 450/Annapolis Road corridor to prepare for the upcoming bicentennial commemoration. This road overlaps part of the route of British troops during the Battle of Bladensburg.  Several sites clustered along the proposed "Green Street" - including the Bostwick House, Magruder House and Market Masters House – were significant lo

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Patuxtent River Shipwreck Could Be From The War Of 1812

Thursday, August 5th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  SHIPWRECK COULD YIELD THE USS SCORPION FROM THE WAR OF 1812 Prince George’s may be the home to a major historical landmark of the War of 1812.  Crews of divers, archeologists and state officials have been examining the depths of the Patuxent River near Upper Marlboro to decide if they have found the infamous shipwrecked USS Scorpion.  The Scorpion was designed to navigate the shallow waters of the Patuxent and was u

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Newly Designated Historic Resources

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  AFRICAN AMERICAN SITES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DESIGNATED HISTORIC RESOURCES Looking to get out and explore Prince George’s County this summer?  Several interesting African American sites were recently designated historic resources.  These sites represent the county’s rich cultural heritage and are a part of a larger group of 130 properties that were designated historic resources under a plan approved by the County

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A Reminder Of Our History

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Tobacco farming was once a staple of our culture and economy. Many of the Tobacco barns found in Prince George's county have fallen into disrepair, however a group of concerned citizens are seeking to save part of our history. A hundred years ago, the tobacco barns that dot Prince George's County's southeastern rural tier would have been full of activity. Farmers throughout Southern Maryland would be taking down the tobacco leaves that had hun

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130 Properties Might Be Joining Our Historic Designation List

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Prince George's County is thinking of adding 130 new properties to the historic designation list. The County hopes to encourage economic development around these properties. This is the first time in over 15 years that a new property has been added. While many are thrilled, a few are not happy with what a “historic designation” could mean for their property. For the first time in almost two decades, Prince George's County is taking a co

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