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There are 19 branch libraries in the Prince George's County Memorial Library System: Accokeek, Baden, Beltsville, Bladensburg, Bowie, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden, Greenbelt, Hillcrest Heights, Hyattsville, Largo-Kettering, Laurel, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, Oxon Hill, South Bowie, Spauldings, Surratts-Clinton and Upper Marlboro. The South ...
Prince George's County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) operates the Hyattsville Branch Library, [32] which in 1964 was the first county-built library building for PGCMLS. [33] The original mid-century modern building featured a googie-style flying saucer entryway. [34] [35]
Bowie (/ ˈ b uː i /) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. [4] Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city [5] and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County or PG) [2] [3] is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, [5] making it the second-most populous county in Maryland, behind neighboring Montgomery County.
The Laurel Branch of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System was the recipient of the 2018 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards for excellence in architectural design. [7] The public art commission for the Laurel library front entrance was awarded to the Washington Glass School. The 16-foot (4.9 m) high glass-and-steel sculpture was made ...
Dwelling constructed in 1910; part of the Multiple Property Submission for the African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland 22: Calvert Hills Historic District: Calvert Hills Historic District: December 23, 2002 : Roughly bounded by Calvert Rd., Bowdoin Ave., Erskine Rd., Calvert Park, Albion Rd., and Baltimore Ave.
272 slaves from across Maryland, including the Southern Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, and Prince George's, were sold during the 1838 Jesuit slave sale to two planters in Louisiana. [35] A notable abolitionist from southern Maryland was Josiah Henson, a slave who was born in Charles County before escaping to Canada.
Mitchellville is a majority African-American unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,136. [3]