Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Town of Upper Marlboro The Upper Marlboro courthouse under renovation in 2008.
The Upper Marlboro courthouse under renovation in 2008.
Official seal of Upper Marlboro, Maryland Location of Upper Marlboro, Maryland Location of Upper Marlboro, Maryland Upper Marlboro, officially the Town of Upper Marlboro, is the seat of Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States. The populace inside the town limits was 631 at the 2010 U.S.
Census, although Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger.
2.1 Prince George's County courthouse Upper Marlboro was established in 1706 as "Marlborough Town", after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an ancestor of Winston Churchill.
In 1744, the town was retitled to "Upper Marlborough".
In the late 19th century, the town's name changed from Upper Marlborough to Upper Marlboro.
By 1893, postal guides were referring to the town as Upper Marlboro and the name stuck, despite a proposed ballot to have it changed back in 1968.
The chief entrance to the Prince George's County courthouse in December 2008.
The Upper Marlboro courthouse undergoing renovations in April 2008.
The region of Upper Marlboro was first settled around 1695.
Darnall's Chance, also known as the Buck House, Buck-Wardrop House, or James Wardrop House, is a historic home positioned at 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
In 1706, Marlborough Town was established as a port town by the Act for the Advancement of Trade and Erecting Ports and Towns.
It was declared that the town would be constructed, "at the upper landing on the Western Branch, generally called Colonel Belt's landing." County surveyor Thomas Truman Greenfield conducted a survey of 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the three estates from which the town would be formed.
In 1744, the new survey was allowed and the town was given a new name, Upper Marlborough.
Upper was added to distinguish the town from the improve of Marlboro (now known as Lower Marlboro) in Calvert County.
Early in its life, when the branch of the Patuxent River was still navigable, the town served as a port town for tobacco ships.
The governmental center of county was then moved from Charles Town, on the banks of the Patuxent, to Upper Marlborough.
The Maryland Jockey Club sponsored spring and summer competitions at the race track south of town, and racing continued there until 1972, when they were moved to the Bowie Race Track.
The race track is now part of the Equestrian Center owned by Prince George's County.
In 1870, the town was incorporated by the Maryland General Assembly.
The town is the governmental center of county of Prince George's County.
Located inside the town are the Prince George's County Courthouse, County Administration Building, the Board of Education, and the command posts of the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office.
The courthouse has been a critical part of the town since it became the governmental center of county in 1721.
Since then, the courthouse in Upper Marlboro has seen many changes.
On March 12, 2009, the Duvall Wing of the Prince George's County Courthouse reopened after being closed in 2001 for renovations. Since the 1990s, the Prince George's County government has been purchasing territory in Largo, Maryland due to its convenient locale near the Washington Metro and interstate highways.
In 2015, County Executive Rushern Baker recommended the move of the county's seat from Upper Marlboro to Largo so that inhabitants could be better served. Upper Marlboro is positioned at 38 48 59 N 76 45 12 W (38.816488, 76.753454). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km2), of which, 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Upper Marlboro is the governmental center of county of Prince George's County, a large urban and suburban region of some 850,000 citizens adjoining to Washington, D.C.
Route 301 and Maryland Route 4 intersect at the edge of town.
The northern end of the Stephanie Roper Highway (Maryland Route 4) is in Upper Marlboro at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Water Street.
Major features of the town include the courthouse, jail, county office building, board of education, and a lake with walking path.
Just to the south of town is the Prince George's Equestrian Center which is the locale of the annual county fair, a primary annual antiques show and The Show Place Arena on the former Marlboro racetrack grounds.
However, except for supermarkets, an Amish market, car dealers, and a Home Depot, all outside the town limits, the town and encircling area have only minimal shopping; therefore, inhabitants must travel to Bowie, Clinton, Brandywine, Waldorf, or Forestville to find department stores.
Upper Marlboro is convenient to employees commuting to locations along Maryland Route 4 or US Route 301, such as Joint Base Andrews and the U.S.
The Town of Upper Marlboro is often mistaken for the encircling unincorporated region of Greater Upper Marlboro, with a populace of nearly 20,000 in an region of 77 square miles (200 km2) (as designated by the postal service).
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Upper Marlboro has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The ethnic makeup of the town was 33.8% White, 57.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 2.9% from other competitions, and 4.3% from two or more competitions.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 51.54% White, 45.06% African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.15% from other competitions, and 1.70% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Public Safety: consists of the Upper Marlboro Police Department (UMPD), which is the major law enforcement agency serving the municipality of Upper Marlboro.
Residents are zoned to schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
The Chesapeake Icebreakers of the East Coast Hockey League played two seasons in Upper Marlboro from 1997 to 1999 at The Show Place Arena, just outside town, before moving to Jackson, Mississippi.
Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Michael Green, an black man lynched after being forcibly removed from the jail in Upper Marlboro, September 1, 1878 Charles Clagett Marbury, judge, Maryland Court of Appeals; Maryland State Senator; Maryland House of Delegates Marion Anthony "Tony" Marshall, US Air Force - Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Upper Marlboro, MD, by his mother and sister, Marshall entered the US Air Force Academy in June 1964.
Congressman for Maryland's 5th District, born in Upper Marlboro in 1893 Stephen Williams, an black man, lynched in Upper Marlboro on October 20, 1894. Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland Town of Upper Marlboro https://uppermarlboromd.gov/government-services/.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Marlboro, Maryland "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Upper Marlboro town, Maryland".
"Lynching at Upper Marlboro" (PDF).
"State of Maryland: Lynching of Stephen Williams, Colored, in Prince George's County" (PDF).
"Joe Vermilion Lynched in Upper Marlboro, December 3, 1889".
"Joe Vermilion Lynched in Upper Marlboro, December 3, 1889".
Climate Summary for Upper Marlboro, Maryland Upper Marlboro Police Department "Upper Marlboro, Maryland (id: B000696)".
"Upper Marlboro, Maryland (id: C000400)".
"Stephen Williams Lynched in Upper Marlboro, October 20, 1894".
Prince George's County page about Upper Marlboro Maryland State Archives Upper Marlboro site Municipalities and communities of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
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