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African-American Historic and Cultural Resources in Prince Georges County, Maryland February 2012 Report Black History, Architecture, and Archeology, Prince George’s County, Maryland This book presents individual properties and communities that are significant to the
African-American history of Prince George's Count. The 181 properties include residences, churches
and cemeteries, schools, fraternal lodges, a monument, an airfield, an amusement park,
archeological sites, and commercial establishments; the 19 historic communities include both urban
subdivisions and rural villages, as well as early towns and retreat communities. For most
individual properties there is at least one illustration or photograph, an architectural
description, and a summary of the resource's historic signifi cance. For each community, there is a
map, graphic illustrations, and a history of the community's development and signifi cance. The
book is divided into three major sections: Introduction and Essays which provides background and
context for the resources and includes essays on Black History, Significance, Education, Suburban
Settlement, and Archeology; Historic Communities, which presents the 19 communities and the 119
properties within them; and Schools, Churches and Cemeteries, Dwellings, and Other Resources
located Outside Historic Communities, that presents the remainder of the resources. Following the
three major sections are four appendices which enumerate the resources and organize them by type,
community, and designation. The appendices are followed by a countywide map of many of the
resources with color photographs of selected historic properties on the reverse.
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