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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1B_the-growth-of-the-black-middle-class_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
The Growth of the Black Middle Class. . By the mid-1700s, Prince George's County had the largest populations of slaves in the state — nearly half of its residents were enslaved Africans, most working on local tobacco plantations. The Civil W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1A_hyattsville_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Hyattsville. . 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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D15_college-park_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
College Park. . The College Park Airport — the world's oldest continuously operating airport — was founded by the Wright Brothers in 1909 as the first flying school for military aviators. In accordance with their Army contract, Wilbur …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D14_neighbor-to-the-nations-capital_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Neighbor to the Nation's Capital. . In 1790, Prince George's County, along with the Commonwealth of Virginia, relinquished most of the land for the ten-mile square that would become Washington, D.C., the new Nation's Capital. George Washington cho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D13_the-founding-of-maryland_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
The Founding of Maryland. . "From this we went to Piscataway, where all flew to arms. About five hundred men, equipped with bows, stood on the shore with their chieftain. Signs of peace given them, the chief, laying aside his apprehensions, came o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D12_potomac-fisheries_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Potomac Fisheries. . "[Fish were] lying so thicke with their heads above water, (that) for want of nets, we attempted to catch them with a frying pan" . -Captain John Smith, 1608 . . The Potomac River has long been a fine place to "go fishin',…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D11_working-to-improve-the-river_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Working to Improve the River. . In the mid-1960s, the water quality of the Potomac River was unhealthy. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called the river a "national disgrace." Development and public neglect had allowed the river to become pollut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D10_two-worlds-meet-in-the-summer-of-1608_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Two Worlds Meet in the Summer of 1608.. . By his written account, the English Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement, was the first European to sail the Potomac, reaching Little Falls just north of Georgetown. His goal was to cha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0X_andrews-air-force-base_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Andrews Air Force Base. . Since World War II, Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland has been known for its special mission — the air transport of senior U.S. government officials, foreign heads of state and other visiting dignitar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0U_discover-gorgeous-southern-prince-georges_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Discover Gorgeous Southern Prince George's. . . 1. Oxon Cove Farm & Oxon Hill Farm . Explore farm life and how it's changed over time by visiting the outbuildings and animal pens of a working farm, taking a wagon ride, and by participating in ha…