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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D12_potomac-fisheries_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Potomac Fisheries. . "[Fish were] lying so thicke with their heads above water, (that) for want of nets, we attempted to catch them with a frying pan" . -Captain John Smith, 1608 . . The Potomac River has long been a fine place to "go fishin',…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D11_working-to-improve-the-river_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Working to Improve the River. . In the mid-1960s, the water quality of the Potomac River was unhealthy. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called the river a "national disgrace." Development and public neglect had allowed the river to become pollut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D10_two-worlds-meet-in-the-summer-of-1608_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Two Worlds Meet in the Summer of 1608.. . By his written account, the English Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement, was the first European to sail the Potomac, reaching Little Falls just north of Georgetown. His goal was to cha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0Z_a-new-nations-capital_Fort-Washington-MD.html
A New Nation's Capital. . Following the Revolutionary War, the task of locating the capital of the new nation fell to George Washington. He traveled widely investigating other options, such as Philadelphia and Trenton, but ultimately returned to f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0X_andrews-air-force-base_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Andrews Air Force Base. . Since World War II, Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland has been known for its special mission — the air transport of senior U.S. government officials, foreign heads of state and other visiting dignitar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0U_discover-gorgeous-southern-prince-georges_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Discover Gorgeous Southern Prince George's. . . 1. Oxon Cove Farm & Oxon Hill Farm . Explore farm life and how it's changed over time by visiting the outbuildings and animal pens of a working farm, taking a wagon ride, and by participating in ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0T_archaeology-at-oxon-hill_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Archaeology at Oxon Hill. . . What To Find? . . "It's not what you find, it's what you find out." . Anthropologist David Hurst Thomas . . Oxon Hill was a place with history; that much archaeologists knew when they set out to excavate. Ther…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0Q_the-tobacco-economy_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
The Tobacco Economy. . At first, Maryland's early settlers had little to trade with England in return for tools, clothing, coffee, tea, sugar, rum, and other necessities and luxuries of life. Tobacco, which was in great demand in Europe, proved to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0K_river-view-notley-hall_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
River View & Notley Hall. . Two amusement parks developed on the Maryland side of the Potomac in the 1890s: one for blacks, and one for whites. Notley Hall was owned and operated by African-Americans. Black residents from Washington, D.C., visited…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0I_upper-marlboro_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Upper Marlboro. . Well after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, tobacco remained Prince George's County's most important crop. Upper Marlboro, formed in 1706, and established as county seat in 1721, continued to be an important center for…