Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
PRINCE GOERGE'S COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest, and the Patuxent on the east. Area, 575 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Upper Mariborough. Pop. 1810, 20,569; in 1820, 20,216; in 1830, 20,473; in 1840, 19539; in 1850, 21,550. (Fanning's, 1853)
Note Cards
Events
Date | Type | |
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Maryland slaveholders meet President Lincoln to complain about non-enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act | Lawmaking/Litigating |
People
Places
Name | Type |
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Bladensburgh, MD | City or Town |
Forestville, MD | City or Town |
Mitchellville, MD | City or Town |
Riversdale Park, MD | Location or Site |
Surrattsville, MD | City or Town |