Accokeek in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to the Visitor Center

Piscataway National Park

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 30, 2016

1. Welcome to the Visitor Center Marker

Inscription.
The Visitor Center can be a starting point for your visit. Inside, exhibits describe the people who have inhabited this part of Prince George’s County. You can learn about why Piscataway Park exists today and how the Accokeek Foundation preserves this legacy. While inside, please visit the museum shop, which helps to fund visitor programs in the park.

From the Visitor Center, explore the site’s diversity. You can see the National Colonial Farm. You can enjoy the view of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. You can hike a nature trail.

Enjoy your visit to the Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park!

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 38° 41.69′ N, 77° 3.926′ W. Marker is in Accokeek, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is on Bryan Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Accokeek MD 20607, 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, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic 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: Land Shaping People (a few steps from this marker); Ecosystem Farm (a few steps from this marker); People Shaping the Land (a few steps from this

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marker); Pumpkin Ash Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherished Homeland (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker); Join the Adventure (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hon. Frances Payne Bolton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accokeek.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 30, 2016

2. Welcome to the Visitor Center Marker

The Visitor Center is in the background.

Sign at the entrance to Piscataway National Park Accokeek Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 30, 2016

3. Sign at the entrance to Piscataway National Park Accokeek Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.