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| '''Queen Anne''' on the ] in ] is a former seaport between ] and ] dating from 1706. | '''Queen Anne''' on the ] in ] is a former seaport between ] and ] dating from 1706. | ||
| In 1897 the ] decided to change the name of Queen Anne to '''Hardesty''' to avoid confusion with the other town in Maryland named ]{{Gnis2|598311}}. However, local usage including signage, road names, bridge names, commericial mapping, the community |
In 1897 the ] decided to change the name of Queen Anne to '''Hardesty''' to avoid confusion with the other town in Maryland named ]{{Gnis2|598311}}. However, local usage including signage, road names, bridge names, commericial mapping, the community association name, etc. continues to reflect the Queen Anne name. | ||
| ==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Queen Anne on the Patuxent River in Prince George's County, Maryland is a former seaport between Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Bowie, Maryland dating from 1706.
In 1897 the United States Board on Geographic Names decided to change the name of Queen Anne to Hardesty to avoid confusion with the other town in Maryland named Queen Anne. However, local usage including signage, road names, bridge names, commericial mapping, the community association name, etc. continues to reflect the Queen Anne name.
Geography
Queen Anne is located at 38°53'55" North, 76°40'42" West (38.8987239 -76.6782992)Template:GR. Most of the town's former waterfront acreage is now part of Patuxent River Park, owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. This includes hiking trails, two paddling launches, fishing locations, and an environmental education center operated by . The head of tidewater on the Patuxent River is at the downstream (4H) launch site in Queen Anne.
References
"African-American Sites Along the Patuxent River: Queen Anne Town". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 05/04/2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
External Links
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