Upper Marlboro is the county seat for Prince George's County
Bowie is in Prince George's County
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Andrew Jackson ranked high among the trusted stable workers at Belair. William Woodward considered him the consummate horseman.
Jackson didn't really know his exact birth date; he was born in Kentucky in the 1850s, the son of . . . — — Map (db m207079) HM
Archaeological investigations in 1994 suggested that the terraces might have been altered in the early twentieth century. The University of Maryland Anthropology Department's Historical Archaeology section investigation in 1998 focused on the . . . — — Map (db m207074) HM
Governor Samuel Ogle (1692-1752) owned Belair, built circa 1745. The Georgian Palladian style house stands on a tobacco plantation that included gardens, a vineyard, deer park, horse stables and numerous dependencies. Ogle's son, Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m66434) HM
Belair was built circa 1740 by Samuel Ogle, Governor of Maryland. Through the years the mansion became known as the "House of Governors" because governors Thomas Bladen, Benjamin Tasker Sr., Benjamin Ogle I, Oden Bowie and Christopher Lowndes were . . . — — Map (db m66436) HM
When the Civil War began, Prince George's County was full of Southern sympathizers. To keep Maryland in the Union, President Abraham Lincoln imposed martial law, and as the Prince George's Planters' Advocate on May 8, 1861, noted, "Maryland is . . . — — Map (db m66432) HM
In 1747 Maryland's Provincial Governor Samuel Ogle (1692-1752) brought to Belair the first documented breeding pair of thoroughbred horses, Spark and Queen Mab. Hailed as the Cradle of American Thoroughbred Racing, Belair's legacy continued with . . . — — Map (db m66430) HM
The Belair Stable was constructed in 1907 by James T. and William Woodward. It is styled as an English country estate stable. No building plans or early photographs of the entire building survive. One of seven stables at Belair, it was intended . . . — — Map (db m207075) HM
Benjamin Banneker Hall, constructed in 1926, stood on this site until 1999 when it was razed to make room for the new Center for Learning and Technology. Bowie State University honors the memory and historic contributions of the distinguished . . . — — Map (db m207072) HM
The Washington Blacksox:
In 1961, William "Doffey" Jones, owner and manager of the Washington Blacksox team built a sandlot baseball stadium on this site. They played on this field until ca. 1971. The Blacksox team was established in 1928 . . . — — Map (db m78752) HM
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, chartered in 1853, inaugurated train service on July 2, 1872 with a line to Washington, and on January 1, 1873 opened the Pope's Creek line to southern Maryland. At the junction of the two lines the town of . . . — — Map (db m646) HM
Oldest historically black institution of higher education in Maryland. Established in 1865 in Baltimore as a school for freed slaves. In 1867 became Baltimore Normal School for the education of colored teachers. Relocated in 1911 to Prince George’s . . . — — Map (db m96371) HM
Very little is known about the history of the Belair gardens. In the early 1750s Col. Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720-1760) "inclosed a large garden at a very large expense" probably in the formal French-style of planned beds. His nephew and heir Gov. . . . — — Map (db m207073) HM
The Dr. John Peach House stood on the site from 1869 through 1989. Dr. John Peach (1835-1935) was the fifth generation of his family in this area. He constructed the house on his 247 acre farm, named Forest Place. The house was a good example of . . . — — Map (db m207081) HM
Originally called Huntington, Bowie developed as a result of the railroad junction at this location and is now a thriving city.
In 1853, Col. Wm. D. Bowie convinced the Maryland legislature to charter the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad . . . — — Map (db m71902) HM
Abolition of slavery after the Civil War brought change to labor practices and subdivision of tobacco plantations, such as 108-acre “Collington Meadows”. R.C. Duval built a general store and post office ca. 1877 on part of the former plantation. It . . . — — Map (db m95821) HM
The majestic pin oak (quercus palustris) has graced this spot for over 150 years. It is almost 17 feet in circumference, over 100 feet tall and has a crow of over 90 feet. In the late 1800's this tree as well as others were part of the landscape of . . . — — Map (db m207083) HM
The original house of worship on this site, part of "Martha's Choice", was a chapel of ease. It was donated by the Queen Anne's Parish by the Reverend Jacob Henderson and his wife Mary, widow of Mareen Duvall, Esq. In 1844 it became Holy Trinity . . . — — Map (db m3582) HM
Built in 1840s, Melford is a two-and-one-half-story brick plantation house of side-hall and double parlor plan. It is distinguished by a two-story semi-circular bay and a parapetted double chimney at one gable end. It was built for Richard Duckett . . . — — Map (db m61614) HM
Sacred Heart Chapel was built about 1741 by Jesuit Priests on the property known as White Marsh. The priests turned their 2,000 acre bequest into a thriving plantation. During the 1780's the American clergy met several times at White Marsh, and here . . . — — Map (db m31215) HM
Colonial Manor where breeding for the turf was carried on for three centuries. Laying the foundation of American thoroughbred racing. Samuel Ogle original owner, imported the stallion "Spark", the filly "Queen Mab" and other prize horses. His . . . — — Map (db m64743) HM
A caboose was the accustomed conclusion to any freight train, and served many roles. It allowed crewmen to keep a lookout for how the freight cars were functioning as the train moved along. It provided a place to rest and eat for the crew working on . . . — — Map (db m65393) HM
This is the former Norfolk and Western Railroad's CF Class Caboose #518-303. It was built at the N&W East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, in April 1922. The N&W did not serve Bowie but did enter Maryland at Hagerstown. After nearly fifty years of . . . — — Map (db m65394) HM
With the development of Belair At Bowie by Levitt and Sons, it is difficult, today, to imagine Belair Stable long ago — situated in the middle of rolling fields filled with horses, cattle and sheep.
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When first . . . — — Map (db m207077) HM
The Levitt family revolutionized the building industry beginning in the 1920s. During World War II they created an efficient production-line assembly of houses establishing the post-war look of American suburbs. The first Levittown of Long Island . . . — — Map (db m64777) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1813 — — Map (db m137924) HM