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CROSSLAND66
Distance: 6.8 Mi11007 Pompey Dr
20772 Upper Marlboro -
Scheibel Construction
Distance: 10.5 Mi116 Prospect Dr.
20639 Huntingtown -
Freestate Soccer Alliance
Distance: 15.4 MiPO BOX 2093
20718 Bowie -
Arundel High School
Distance: 19.5 Mi1001 Annapolis Rd
21054-1099 Gambrills -
Archbishop Spalding High School
Distance: 23.1 Mi8080 New Cut Rd
21144 Severn
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Description
In 1696 the county of Prince Georges was established and Charles Town became the county seat or capitol of the county. At this time the town had at least five London tobacco merchants, a courthouse, a jail, a church, two taverns/inns, a dozen stores, an arsenal, a ferry, and - as an official Maryland Port of Entry, a customs house. Just across the marsh, Billingsley Manor, which was first built in 1692 still stands. In 1721, the county seat was moved up the Western Branch of the Patuxent to Upper Marlboro and the heyday of Charles Town passed. Today all that remains today is the Mount Calvert house which was built in the 1790's. The site is of archeological interest and various digs continue around the site. Both Mount Calvert and Billingsley Manor are part of the Patuxent River Park administered by the Prince Georges County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.