The well around a natural spring that was used by a nearby farm and early residents of Mount Rainier can still be seen today at the corner of 33rd and Shepherd streets. Continue reading →

The city of Hyattsville is asking residents to submit their ideas to rename Magruder Park. Continue reading →

More than a century ago, some Maryland residents had an idea for a way to connect Baltimore and Washington through mass transit — and coming right through the Route 1 corridor to do it. Continue reading →

Where is Hyattsville? It seems like a simple question, but it turns out that there are conflicting answers — and a long-ago decision can explain why. Continue reading →

A duel that took place right off the Route 1 corridor was just as consequential as Alexander Hamilton’s and marked its 200th anniversary earlier this year. Continue reading →

A noted astrophysicist and longtime head of the Smithsonian Institution and the Astrophysical Observatory in D.C., University Park resident Charles Greeley Abbot was also a pioneer in solar power. Continue reading →

The North Brentwood AME Zion Church is located on the south side of Webster Street. The reason why that’s so historically interesting may not be obvious. Continue reading →