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In 1957, during her first visit to the United States as a monarch, Queen Elizabeth II made a rare unplanned visit to a home in University Park. Continue reading
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- Tagged history, University of Maryland
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The Riversdale House Museum in Riverdale Park is gaining attention for its efforts to include a more comprehensive view of how slavery worked at the historic estate. Continue reading
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Maryland had its own emancipation day in November of 1864, after Union soldiers helped turn the tide in a state referendum. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge
- Tagged history
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When a prominent real estate developer sued a tiny volunteer newspaper in Greenbelt in 1965, the staff went door-to-door collecting donations to hire a lawyer and fought back all the way to the Supreme Court, where it won. Continue reading
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- Tagged Greenbelt News Review, history
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A project to turn a segregation-era barrier between Brentwood and North Brentwood into a historic park is moving ahead after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood
- Tagged arts, history, public art, Windom Road Historic Barrier Park
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Riversdale Mansion is using its gardens to teach about the history of indigenous and enslaved people in the area. Continue reading
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- Tagged gardening, history, Riversdale
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Dozens of buildings from the mid-20th century along the Route 1 corridor identified as historically significant are at risk of being torn down. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park
- Tagged architecture, Art Works Now, First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville, history, Hyattsville Public Library, libraries, Lustine Center, Pizzeria Paradiso, WSSC
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