| Foxhill Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 5001 Collington Road, Bowie, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°57′36″N76°44′53″W / 38.959993°N 76.747947°W |
| Operated by | Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission |
| Open | All 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.
| 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 [2] |
| Type | Reservoir [2] |
| Surface elevation | 128 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 is an 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]
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2014, CNN Money ranked Bowie 28th in its Best Places to Live list.
Belair or Bélair may refer to:
Colonel Benjamin Tasker Jr. was a politician and slave trader in colonial Maryland, and Mayor of Annapolis from 1754 to 1755. He was the son of Benjamin Tasker Sr., Provincial Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753.
Benjamin Ogle was the ninth Governor of Maryland from 1798 to 1801.
Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince George's County, Maryland, in Colonial America.
William Woodward Sr. was an American banker and major owner and breeder in thoroughbred horse racing.
Maryland Route 197 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Laurel Bowie Road, the state highway runs 14.64 miles (23.56 km) from U.S. Route 301 in Bowie north to MD 198 in Laurel. MD 197 serves as the main connection between Bowie and Laurel in northern Prince George's County. The highway also provides access to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Bowie State University. MD 197 also connects US 50 in Bowie and the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in South Laurel with the Bowie State MARC station.
The Belair Mansion, located in the historic Collington area and in Bowie, Maryland, United States, built c. 1745, is the Georgian style plantation house of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle. Later home to another Maryland governor, the mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland. The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie.
Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie.
Queen Anne in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, is a former port on the Patuxent River. It was delineated as a CDP for the 2010 census, at which time it had a population of 1,280. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,405.
Fairview construction began around the year 1788 on an expanse of land owned by Baruch Duckett in Collington, Maryland. The house is a transitional federal/Greek revival design considered to be a significant part of the Prince George's County heritage. Fairview is a two-story stuccoed brick plantation house with flush end chimneys and a unique stepped gable at one gable end. Its Georgian plan interior features fine Federal style trim.
William Woodward Jr. was the heir to the Hanover National Bank fortune, the Belair Estate and stud farm and legacy, , decorated war veteran, and a leading figure in racing circles before he was shot to death by his wife, Ann Woodward, in what Life magazine called the "Shooting of the Century".
Broad Creek in Prince George's County was the first footprint of European settlement in the immediate counties around what would become the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The area is part of greater Fort Washington.
James Thomas Woodward was an American banker and owner of a major thoroughbred horse dynasty.
Belair Mansion may refer to:
Foxhill may refer to:
Allen Pond Park is an 85-acre (340,000 m2) multi-use park, located in and managed by the City of Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland. The park includes an ice arena, amphitheater, boat rentals, skate park, 10-acre (40,000 m2) stocked pond, six lighted ballfields, picnic areas and pavilions, walking and biking trails, a lighted basketball court, fitness station and several playground areas. It is also the home of Opportunity Park, which offers 100% accessible experiences at its tot lot, school-aged playground, fitness cluster and fishing. The park has a 39% total wood coverage, with the pond occupying 12% of the park. The parking lot that services the park can be accessed from 3404 Mitchellville Road, across from the Mitchellville Road Soccer Fields, and from the main 3330 Northview Drive entrance.
Collington Branch is a stream that flows into the Western Branch of the Patuxent River in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Belair Development is an historic site in Prince George's County, Maryland.