Foxhill Park

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Foxhill Park
Foxhill Park
Type Urban park
Location5001 Collington Road, Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates 38°57′36″N76°44′53″W / 38.959993°N 76.747947°W / 38.959993; -76.747947
Operated by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
OpenAll year

Foxhill Park is a 45-acre park in Bowie, Maryland, operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. [1] It is adjacent to the Belair Mansion.

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Woodward Pond

Woodward Pond
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Woodward Pond
Location Bowie, Maryland [2]
Coordinates 38°57′43″N76°44′54″W / 38.9618880°N 76.7483909°W / 38.9618880; -76.7483909 [2]
Type Reservoir [2]
Surface elevation128 feet (39 m) [2]

The park includes Woodward Pond, a man-made pond, also referred to as Foxhill Lake. [3] It is formed by the damming of an east–west flowing tributary of Collington Branch. [3]

Foxhill Park Bridge

Foxhill Park Bridge is a historic bridge over Woodward Pond and is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. [3] The bridge is a five-span arch bridge made of concrete and faced with sandstone. [3]

Official historians believe the bridge most likely carried a private road or path to the Belair Mansion, the large estate which until 1958 contained the pond and the land that is now Foxhill Park. [3] Architectural evidence suggests that the bridge was built circa 1920. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Other Local Parks". City of Bowie. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodward Pond
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blair, Melissa (30 October 2009). "Determination of Eligibility Form" (PDF). Maryland State Archives . Maryland Historic Trust . Retrieved 5 May 2015.