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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2664_town-of-berwyn-heights_College-Park-MD.html
Welcome to the Town of Berwyn Heights Established in 1888 as a commuter suburb on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, this approximately 1-square mile, residential community was first named Charlton Heights and became Berwyn Heights when incorporate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2663_origins-of-lake-artemesia_College-Park-MD.html
In 1890, the land we know today as the Lake Artemesia Natural Area, did not have a large lake, but included several small natural ponds that were used to raise goldfish. Artemesia N. Dref inherited the land from her father, and in 1972, she donate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2662_family-church-and-community-in-lakeland_College-Park-MD.html
A closely knit all-black community of 150 families, Lakelanders developed strong familial, community and religious structures. Clubs and organizations provided avenues for social interaction and expressions of community. Lakeland's churches hav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2661_lakeland-at-the-beginning_College-Park-MD.html
Lakeland at the Beginning Land developer Edwin Newman surveyed, mapped and developed what is now known as the community of Lakeland. The town was built on the banks of Lake Artemesia, a man made "beautiful lake which is to form a delightful featu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM263Z_woods-hall-rain-garden_College-Park-MD.html
Most of the rain that falls on walkways and parking lots surrounding Woods Hall is collected by our storm drain systems. While storm drains help to remove stormwater from the site, it has the negative effect on the hydrology of the Chesapeake Bay.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM263W_agricultural-experiment-station_College-Park-MD.html
First headquarters of The University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station placed here on the occasion of the station's centennial March 3, 1988
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM263V_trolley-trail_College-Park-MD.html
Electric trolleys or streetcars arrived in College Park along the Rhode Island Avenue right-of-way at the turn of the 20th century. The Old Town neighborhood developed as a streetcar suburb and trolley service continued until 1962, when the DC tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM263U_taliaferro-house_College-Park-MD.html
The Taliaferro House was built circa 1893. This photograph depicts the house in 1932. It was clad with asbestos shingles in the 1960's. Architectural features of this simplified Queen-Anne style house include a wraparound porch, canted oriel windo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM262Z_patrick-zentz_College-Park-MD.html
Three works of art have been created to translate wind into sound. Using temperature changes and wind, these instruments create continually changing aural patterns. These instruments respond to subtleties in wind velocity and turbulence with man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM262Y_michael-singer_College-Park-MD.html
The Healing Garden consists of a series of low granite walls, benches and water elements set within the landscape of the building's courtyard. One of the water elements integrates a series of textured granite and bronze runnels that vary the sou…
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