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Where The Story Begins... Located in the state of Maryland, Prince George's County is directly adjacent to Washington, DC. It was established by the 1695 Maryland General Assembly to be effective on St. George's Day, April 23, 1696, from parts of Calvert and Charles Counties. It was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of England's Queen Anne.
In 1748, a portion of Prince George's County was allocated to form Frederick County. Frederick County was subsequently divided to form what are currently Allegany, Garrett, Montgomery, and Washington Counties.
In 1791, a portion of Prince George's County was ceded to form our Nation's Capital, the District of Columbia, Washington, DC. The county seat is Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Welcome to the Historic Prince George's County
website. Here you will find exactly what you need
to explore and inherit the history of Prince George's
County. In order to fully empower you, we provide search tools
to view information thematically, alphabetically,
geographically, and topically.
Because we also want to provide context for these searches, we have labeled each entry
with symbols that direct you to our thematic approach
of exploring the history of Prince George's County.
You may also want to look through our driving tours, which provide options
for connecting the historic sites you visit into a day,
weekend, or longer tour. Finally, we have included a list of additional local, regional, and national resources with links to their websites.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Historic Prince
George's. We welcome you to our County, and look
forward to sharing the richness of our heritage with you.
Special activities, programs, and events are held at our Historic sites throughout the year. Click here for our Calendar of Events.
Fort Washington Historic District named to U.S. Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places
The Broad Creek Historic District in Fort Washington has earned a spot on the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Register of Historic Places. The registry is the official list of the nation's historic places worthy of preservation, and is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.
As a nationally registered historic site, Broad Creek would be eligible for a 20 percent income tax credit for certified rehabilitation projects and a number of grants and loans, according to the National Park Service website.
The district, located off Livingston Road between Oxon Hill and Fort Washington roads stretching along the Potomac River, considered to be the area first settled by colonists in the Washington, D.C., region, currently is recognized by the county as a historic site and includes Harmony Hall, a Georgian country house dating to the 18th century.
Broad Creek also is the former site of the town of Aire, one of six towns established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1706 as ports for the shipping of tobacco, and St. John’s Episcopal Church, established in 1692, with the present building dating to 1766.
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