National Harbor in Fort Washington in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hyattsville

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018

1. Hyattsville Marker

Inscription. In the mid-19th century, C.C. Hyatt established a store and post office at the intersection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and U.S. Route One. In the 1870s, Hyatt subdivided the surrounding farmland into housing lots, creating the nucleus of Hyattsville, Prince George's County's first suburban town.

[Caption:]
Route One in downtown Hyattsville with streetcar tracks in the foreground, 1905.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 38° 47.559′ N, 77° 1.454′ W. Marker is in Fort Washington, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is in the National Harbor. It can be reached from Capital Beltway (Interstate 95) west of National Harbor Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oxon Hill MD 20745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: College Park (here, next to this marker); Andrews Air Force Base (here, next to this marker); The Growth of the Black Middle Class (here, next to this marker); The Tobacco Economy (here, next to this marker); The Founding of Maryland (here, next to this marker); Neighbor to the Nation's Capital (here, next to this marker); Laurel (here, next to this marker); Upper Marlboro (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Washington.

More about this marker. The marker is located in Potomac River Waterfront Park.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018

2. Hyattsville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.