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Posted on October 4, 2021 by Alison Beckwith

A Woman Who Lived Off Route 1 Invented Monopoly, But Was Long Overlooked

A Cottage City woman who lived just off Route 1, neighboring Brentwood and Mount Rainier, invented the game that eventually was marketed as Monopoly, but her contribution was covered up for decades. Continue reading →

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Ryan Teague Beckwith

New Life for Hyattsville’s Old Idea

Hyattsville’s 122-year-old idea is back in the news. Back in 1892, Hyattsville garnered worldwide attention for a short-lived experiment in taxing only land, and not buildings. The land tax, or “single tax,” was based on an economic theory that taxing … Continue reading →

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