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History · Maryland Park

30% of Maryland Park’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1900 on.

1on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Maryland Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Maryland Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1979. Watch Maryland Park change.Old housesHalf of Maryland Park’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maryland Park’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Maryland Park on the map, 1900 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Maryland Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Maryland Park on the 1900 USGS mapMaryland Park on the 1934 USGS mapMaryland Park on the 1979 USGS map1900Washington sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Maryland Park.

The story so far

Maryland Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Maryland Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Maryland Park is a census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 965.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Maryland Park

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Maryland Park

Nobody well known was born in Maryland Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Richard R. ArnoldAmerican educator and astronaut · b. 1963
Angela AlsobrooksAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1971
William WirtAmerican author and statesman and United States… · b. 1772
Len BiasAmerican basketball player · b. 1963
Rico NastyAmerican rapper · b. 1997
Rodney McGruderAmerican basketball player · b. 1991
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Seat PleasantIts storyCCapitol HeightsIts storyC

Questions about Maryland Park’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.