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

Upper Marlboro

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

1. Upper Marlboro Marker

Inscription. Well after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, tobacco remained Prince George's County's most important crop. Upper Marlboro, formed in 1706, and established as county seat in 1721, continued to be an important center for tobacco cultivation and distribution into the 1990s. The loose-leaf tobacco auction houses, once a mainstay of the Old Marlboro economy, have now closed.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1706.

Location. 38° 47.555′ N, 77° 1.455′ 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 (Route 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: Clinton (here, next to this marker); Laurel (here, next to this marker); Piscataway (here, next to this marker); Andrews Air Force Base (here, next to this marker); Hyattsville (here, next to this marker); Bladensburg (here, next to this marker); College Park (a few steps from this marker); The Growth of the Black Middle Class (a few steps from 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. Upper Marlboro 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 558 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on December 4, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.