1925 - 2008
— [Lake Artemesia - Lakeland] —
On this site was the boyhood home of Dervey Augusta Lomax, first Mayor of African American ancestry in the City of College Park from 1973-1975. This site was part of the residential/business Lakeland community prior to the creation of Lake Artemesia Natural Area and the Metro.| HM Number | HMZB3 |
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| Placed By | The City of College Park |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 2:37pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 333431 N 4317391 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.98968333, -76.92325000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 59.381', W 76° 55.395' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 59' 22.86" N, 76° 55' 23.70" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 301, 240, 703, 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1919 Anacostia Tributary Trail System, College Park MD 20740, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I understand that the information about Lakeland having a "successful urban renewal program" may be inscribed on a historical marker, however, as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, I worked through an American Studies class in 2013 to interview several former residents of Lakeland, who were displaced from their community as a result of said urban renewal program. At least 2/3 of the historically black Lakeland community members were removed from their homes never to return. For these residents the program was not so successful.