Cities along the Potomac

For a full listing, see List of cities and towns along the Potomac River.

See also

- List of Maryland rivers
- List of Virginia rivers
- List of West Virginia rivers
- Arakawa River, the Potomac's sister river

External links

- [http://www.potomacriver.org Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)]
- [http://www.potomac.org Potomac Conservancy]
- [http://www.nps.gov/pohe/ Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail]
- [http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/ Potomac Riverkeeper]
- [http://www.potomacwatershed.net/ Potomac Watershed Partnership]
- [http://www.potomacroundtable.org/ Potomac Watershed Roundtable]
- [http://www.pwconserve.org Prince William Conservation Alliance]
- [http://www.potomacstewards.org/ Stewards of the Potomac Highlands]
- [http://www.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/Fishing.shtm West Virginia Division of Natural Resources] Category:Chesapeake Bay Watershed Category:Potomac River Watershed Category:Geography of West Virginia Category:Geography of the District of Columbia Category:Geography of Maryland Category:Geography of Virginia Category:Rivers of the District of Columbia Category:Rivers of Maryland Category:Rivers of Virginia Category:Rivers of West Virginia ja:ポトマック川

Independent city

An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. As a formal term it is mainly used in the U.S. state of Virginia, however there are equivalent entities in a number of other jurisdictions throughout the world. Independent cities should not be confused with city-states (such as Singapore), which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other nation-state.

United States

In the United States, an independent city is a city that does not belong to any particular county. Because counties have historically been a strong institution in local government in most of the United States, independent cities are relatively rare outside of Virginia (see below), whose state constitution makes them a special case. The U.S. Census Bureau uses counties as its base unit for presentation of statistical information, and treats independent cities as county equivalents for those purposes.

Virginia

Of the 43 or so independent cities in the United States, 39 are in Virginia. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as "cities" have also been "independent cities" since 1871. Other municipalities, even though they may be more populous than some existing independent cities, are incorporated as "towns", and as such form part of a county. An independent city in Virginia may serve as the county seat of an adjacent county, even though the city by definition is not part of that county. Several Virginia counties, whose origins go back to the original eight shires of the colony formed in 1634, have the word city in their names; however, politically they are counties. Examples are Charles City County and James City County.

List of Virginia's independent cities

The independent cities in Virginia are (as of December, 2004):
- Alexandria
- Bedford (also the seat of Bedford County)
- Bristol
- Buena Vista
- Charlottesville (also the seat of Albemarle County)
- Chesapeake (formed through the merger of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County)
- Colonial Heights
- Covington (also the seat of Alleghany County)
- Danville
- Emporia (also the seat of Greensville County)
- Fairfax (also the seat of Fairfax County)
- Falls Church
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Galax
- Hampton (formed through the merger of the Town of Phoebus and Elizabeth City County)
- Harrisonburg (also the seat of Rockingham County)
- Hopewell
- Lexington (also the seat of Rockbridge County)
- Lynchburg
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Martinsville
- Newport News (consolidated with the City of Warwick, itself formerly Warwick County)
- Norfolk
- Norton
- Petersburg
- Poquoson
- Portsmouth
- Radford
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Salem (also the seat of Roanoke County)
- Staunton (also the seat of Augusta County)
- Suffolk (formed by the merger of the Towns of Suffolk, Holland, and Whaleyville, with the City of Nansemond)
- Virginia Beach (formed by the merger of the Town of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County)
- Waynesboro
- Williamsburg (also the seat of James City County)
- Winchester (also the seat of Frederick County) Note that while most counties and cities in Virginia with similar names are contiguous, the independent city of Richmond is located nowhere near Richmond County. The latter is located in the state's Northern Neck region, about 50 miles distant from the city.

Arlington County

Arlington County, commonly referred to as just "Arlington", is not an independent city. However, it is often thought of as a city because it is fully urbanized, is close in size to other independent cities in the state, and includes no municipalities within its borders.

Former cities

See also: Lost Counties, Cities and Towns of Virginia. Former independent cities that were long extant in Virginia include:
- Clifton Forge, which gave up its city charter in 2001, and is now an incorporated town in Alleghany County.
- Manchester, which was consolidated by mutual agreement with the City of Richmond in 1910.
- South Boston, which gave up its city charter in 1994, and is now an incorporated town in Halifax County.
- South Norfolk, which merged with Norfolk County in 1963 to form the City of Chesapeake. Two other independent cities existed for a short time:
- Nansemond, created from the former Nansemond County in 1972, was merged in 1974 with the then-City of Suffolk and three unincorporated towns within the county's former boundaries to form today's City of Suffolk.
- Warwick, which was formed from the former Warwick County in 1952, was in 1958 consolidated by mutual agreement with the newly-expanded City of Newport News.

Other states

Some states have created independent cities in order to cater for the special requirements of governing their largest cities and/or capitals:
- The City of Baltimore, Maryland, has been separate from Baltimore County since 1851.
- The City of St. Louis, Missouri, was separated from St. Louis County in 1876.
- The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, Nevada, absorbed all of the former Ormsby County in 1969.

Other entities similar to independent cities

An independent city should not be confused with
- A consolidated city-county (such as San Francisco or Philadelphia), in which both city and county government has been merged.
- A completely urbanized county such as Arlington, Virginia
- The City of New York, which is a sui generis jurisdiction: the city is made up of five boroughs, each of which is territorially contiguous with a county.
- Cities and towns in New England, which traditionally have very strong governments, with counties having correspondingly lesser importance. Today, most New England counties have almost no governmental institutions or roles associated with them (aside from serving as a basis for court districts). However, somewhat like the ceremonial counties of England, counties in New England still have a nominal existence, and so no city or town in New England is truly separate from a county. The U.S. Census Bureau still uses counties, and not cities or towns, as its base unit of statistical measurement in New England.
- Washington, D.C., which, like the capitals of many other countries (see below), has a special status. It is not part of any state; instead, it comprises the entirety of the District of Columbia, which, in accordance with Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. When founded, the District was in fact divided into two counties and two independent cities. Alexandria County (now Arlington County and the independent city of Alexandria) was given back to Virginia in 1846, while the three remaining entities (the City of Washington, Georgetown City and Washington County) were merged into a consolidated government by an act of Congress in 1871 and Georgetown was formally abolished as a city entity by another act in 1895. Congress has established a home rule government for the city, although city laws can be overridden by Congress. This is fairly rare, however, and so in practice the city operates much like other independent cities in the United States.

Canada

In the Canadian province of Ontario, the same type of city is referred to as a single-tier municipality.

Europe

Austria

In Austria, a similar concept is the Statutarstadt.

Germany

:See also: List of German urban districts. In Germany, different states have either the Stadtkreis ("Urban District") or Kreisfreie Stadt (literally, "District-Free City"). Examples of German independent cities are:
- Flensburg
- Neuburg an der Donau
- Salzgitter

Hungary

:See also: List of towns in Hungary In Hungary 23 of the cities are "cities with county rights", these cities have equal rights with the 19 counties of Hungary.

United Kingdom

Some cities in the United Kingdom are a unitary authority, and could be considered to be independent cities. In the UK, however, "city" has no inherent status; city status depends on a grant from the monarch and merely confers on the place so-designated the right to call itself a city.

Republic of China

Under the administrative division system of the Republic of China (effectively controlling Taiwan and islands since 1949), some cities are directly administered by the Executive Yuan, some are administered by provinces, and some are subordinate to counties. The centrally-adminsitered and province-administered ones are like independent cities under this definition.

National capitals

A number of countries have made their national capitals into separate entities. For example Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is outside of the country's system of counties, as is the capital of Romania, Bucharest. The capital of the United States is not within any of the 50 states.

Federal capitals

In countries with a federal structure, the federal capital is usually separate from other jurisdictions in the country, and frequently has a unique system of government. Examples include:
- The Australian capital, Canberra, is situated in the Australian Capital Territory
- Brasília, Caracas, and Mexico City, the capitals of Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico respectively, are each located in a Federal District.

See also

- County borough
- Unitary authority Category:Cities Category:Lists of cities Category:Independent cities ko:독립시 ja:独立市

Alexandria, Virginia

is in the foreground, the Potomac River is in the background]] Potomac River to the south and west, and the Potomac River to the east]] Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. It is located on the west bank of the Potomac River, six miles south of downtown Washington, DC. Like the rest of Northern Virginia, as well as southern Maryland, Alexandria has been shaped by its proximity to the nation's capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the federal civil service, the U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to provide services to the federal government. The latter are known locally as beltway bandits, after the Capital Beltway, an interstate highway that circles Washington, D.C. One of Alexandria's largest employers is the U.S. Department of Defense. Others include the Institute for Defense Analyses and the Center for Naval Analyses. Alexandria is home to numerous associations, charities, and non-profit organizations including the national headquarters of groups such as the Salvation Army. The historic center of Alexandria is known as Old Town. It is a major draw for tourists and those seeking nightlife. Like Old Town, many Alexandria neighborhoods are high-income suburbs of Washington D.C. A 2005 assessed-value study of homes and condominiums found that over 40 percent were in the highest bracket, worth $556,000 or more. Alexandria landmarks include the George Washington Masonic National Memorial (also known as the Masonic Temple), Gadsby's Tavern, Christ Church, the Little Theatre, the Torpedo Factory, Market Square, Robert E. Lee's boyhood home, the John Carlyle House and the Virginia Theological Seminary. In 2005, Alexandria became one of the first cities of its size to offer free wireless internet access to some of its residents and visitors. Market Square in Old Town was once the site of the second-largest slave market in the United States. Today it contains a large fountain and extensive landscaping, as well as a weekly farmers' market. Alexandria's public high school, T.C. Williams, and its legendary former football coach, Herman "Mad Dog" Boone, were featured in the 2000 motion picture, "Remember the Titans."

Geography

Remember the Titans Alexandria is bounded on the east by the Potomac River, on the north and northwest by Arlington County, and on the south by Fairfax County. The western portions of the city were annexed from those two entities beginning in the 1930s. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.9 km² (15.4 mi²). 39.3 km² (15.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.49% water.

Areas in Alexandria

Old Town

Old Town, in the eastern and southeastern areas of Alexandria and on the Potomac River, is the oldest section of the city, originally laid out in 1749, and is an historic district. Old Town is chiefly known for its historic (and expensive) town houses, its art galleries and antique shops, and its restaurants and nightlife, although it is in reality a diverse area that includes substantial public housing. Old Town is laid out on a grid plan of substantially square blocks.

Del Ray

The area to the northwest of Old Town, formerly in the separate town of Potomac, is popularly known as Del Ray, although that name properly belongs to one of many communities (including Hume, Mount Ida, and Saint Elmo) in that area. The housing stock is a mix of single-family houses, duplexes, townhouses, and apartment buildings. The community has a more hipster and boho flair than Old Town. While diverse, it has experienced substantial gentrification since redevelopment began in Potomac Yard in the mid-1990s. Del Ray is laid out in a grid plan independent of that of Old Town, with long, narrow blocks.

West End

Alexandria's West End includes areas annexed in the 1950s. It is the most typically suburban part of Alexandria, with a street hierarchy of winding roads and culs-de-sac. The section of Duke Street in the West End is known for a high-density residential area known to locals as the "Condo Canyon" and for its concentration of both strip and enclosed shopping malls.

Addresses

The addressing system in Alexandria is not uniform and reflects the consolidation of several originally separate communities into a single city. In Old Town Alexandria, building numbers are assigned north and south from King Street and west (only) from the Potomac River. In the areas formerly in the Town of Potomac, such as Del Ray and St. Elmo, building numbers are assigned east and west from Commonwealth Avenue and north (only) from King Street. In the western parts of the city, building numbers are assigned north and south from Duke Street. The ZIP code prefix 223 uniquely identifies the Alexandria postal area. However, the Alexandria postal area extends well into Fairfax County and includes more addresses outside of the city than inside of it. Delivery areas have ZIP codes 22301 through 22312, 22314, and 22315, with other ZIP codes in use for post office boxes and large mailers. ZIP codes are not assigned in any particular geographic order.

Demographics

The Census Bureau designates Alexandria as part of the Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). As of the census of 2000, there are 128,283 people, 61,889 households, and 27,726 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,262.9/km² (8,452.0/mi²). There are 64,251 housing units at an average density of 1,634.2/km² (4,233.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 59.79% White, 22.54% African American, 0.28% Native American, 5.65% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 7.38% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. 14.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 61,889 households out of which 18.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 55.2% are non-families. 43.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.04 and the average family size is 2.87. In the city the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 43.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $56,054, and the median income for a family is $67,023. Males have a median income of $47,514 versus $41,254 for females. The per capita income for the city is $37,645. 8.9% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Transportation

Roads

Alexandria is bisected north and south by Virginia State Highway 7, known in most of the city as the major thoroughfare of King Street, and in its western portions as Leesburg Pike. Interstate Highway 95/495 (the Capital Beltway), including the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac, approximately parallels the city's southern boundary with Fairfax County. Interstate 395 crosses through the western part of the city. Other major routes include U.S. Highway 1, named Jefferson Davis Highway and Patrick and Henry Streets (after Patrick Henry), the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Duke Street (Virginia State Highway 236).

Airports

Alexandria is located just south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County. As with other Washington suburbs, Alexandria is also served by Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, and by Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore, Maryland.

Rail

Alexandria Union Station, the city's historic train station, is served by both Amtrak intercity and Virginia Railway Express regional rail service. The station is directly adjacent to the King Street Metrorail station, at the convergence of the Blue and Yellow Lines. Three other Metrorail stations lie within the city limits: Braddock Road, Van Dorn Street, and Eisenhower Avenue. The traditional boundary between Old Town and the latterly annexed sections of the city followed the railway now owned by CSX Transportation.

Buses

The city government operates its own mass transit system, the DASH bus, connecting points of interest with local transit hubs. Metrobus also serves Alexandria.

History

The City of Alexandria, first known as Belhaven, was named in honor of John Alexander, who in the last quarter of the 17th century had bought the land on which the city now stands from Robert Howison; the first settlement here was made in 1695. Alexandria was laid out in 1749 and was incorporated in 1779. A portion of the City of Alexandria shares with all of today's Arlington County the distinction of having been originally in Virginia, ceded to the U.S. Government to form the District of Columbia, and later reattached to Virginia by the federal government in 1846, when the District was reduced in size to exclude the portion south of the Potomac River. From 1790 until 1846, Alexandria County was a part of the District of Columbia; the City of Alexandria was re-chartered in 1852. The City of Alexandria became independent of Alexandria County in 1870. The remaining portion of Alexandria County changed its name to Arlington County in 1920, ending years of confusion. See article on Arlington, Virginia for more information. In 1930, Alexandria annexed the Town of Potomac. That town, adjacent to Potomac Yard, had been laid out beginning in the late 19th century and incorporated in 1908.

Revolutionary War

In 1755 General Edward Braddock organized his fatal expedition against Fort Duquesne at Alexandria, and here, in April of the same year, the governors of Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland met to determine upon concerted action against the French in America. In March 1785, commissioners from Virginia and Maryland met here to discuss the commercial relations of the two states, finishing their business at Mount Vernon on the 28th with an agreement for freedom of trade and freedom of navigation of the Potomac. The Maryland legislature in ratifying this agreement on November 22 proposed a conference among representatives from all the states to consider the adoption of definite commercial regulations. This led to the calling of the Annapolis Convention of 1786, which in turn led to the calling of the Federal Convention of 1787. In 1790, Alexandria was included in the area chosen by George Washington to become the District of Columbia. During the War of 1812, Alexandria surrendered to a British fleet in 1814 without a fight. As agreed in the terms of surrender the British looted stores and warehouses of mainly flour, tobacco, cotton, wine and sugar [http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/archaeology/decades/ar-decades-1810.html].

Return to Virginia

Over time, a movement grew to separate from Alexandria from the District of Columbia. As competition grew with the port of Georgetown and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal favored the north side of the Potomac, the city's economy stagnated. In addition, many in Alexandra hoped to benefit from land sales and increased business from the federal government, but it had no need for the land south of the river. In addition, its residents had lost representation and the right to vote at any level of government. Alexandria was also an important port and market in the slave trade there was increasing talk of abolition of slavery in the national capital, and the economy would suffer greatly if slavery was outlawed. At the same time, there was an active abolition movement in Virginia, and the state's General Assembly was closely divided on the question of slavery (resulting in the formation of West Virginia eighteen years later by the most anti-slavery counties) and Alexandria and Alexandria County would provide two new pro-slavery representatives. After a referendum, voters petitioned Congress and Virginia to return the area to Virginia. The area was retroceded to Virginia by on July 9, 1846.[http://www.citymuseumdc.org/gettoknow/faq.asp]

American Civil War

At the opening of the American Civil War, the city was occupied by Federal troops until the end of the war, making it the longest held city during the war. Great excitement throughout the North was caused by the killing (May 24, 1861) of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth (1837-1861) by Captain James W. Jackson, a hotel proprietor, from whose building Ellsworth had removed a Confederate flag. After the establishment of the state of West Virginia in 1863, and until the close of the war, Alexandria was the seat of what was known as the "Alexandria Government."

Twinning

Alexandria maintains cultural, economic and educational ties with Dundee, Scotland.

References

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Recreation

The city has a distributed park system with approximately 950 acres spread across 70 major parks and 30 recreation center of which Chinquapin is one the largest, offering facilities for swimming, tennis, racquetball and other sports. The city also organizes several sports leagues throughout the year including volleyball, softball and basketball. Alexandria is also unusual in that Cameron Run Regional Park includes a water park with a wave pool and water slides, as well as a miniature golf course and batting cage -- facilities usually operated by private companies. A portion of the Mount Vernon Trail, a popular bike path, runs through Old Town near the Potomac River.

Education

The city is served by the Alexandria City Public Schools system and by the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

External links

- [http://ci.alexandria.va.us/ City of Alexandria]
- [http://www.funside.com/ Alexandria, Virginia, Guide]
- [http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/ Historic Alexandria]
- [http://photos.historical-markers.org/va-alexandria Alexandria's Historical Markers]
- [http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/oha-main/haq/ Historic Alexandria Quarterly] Category:Cities in Virginia Category:Washington, D.C. suburbs Category:U.S. National Historic Landmarks Category:History of the District of Columbia ja:アレクサンドリア (バージニア州)

Prince George's County, Maryland

:Not to be confused with Prince George County, Virginia Prince George's County (often called "PG County") is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland immediately north and east of Washington, D.C. It is home to the University of Maryland, the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Six Flags America, and FedEx Field (home of the Washington Redskins). The county was named for Prince George of Denmark, the brother of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway, and husband of Queen Anne of Great Britain. Its county seat is Upper Marlboro. The county is a part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.

History

Prince George's County was created in 1696 from portions of Charles and Calvert Counties, and a portion was detached in 1748 to form Frederick County. (Actually, since Frederick County was subsequently divided to form the present Allegany, Garrett, Montgomery, and Washington counties, all of these counties in addition were derived from what had up to 1748 been Prince George's County.) Another portion later became part of the District of Columbia when that entity was formed in 1791. In 1997, the Prince George's County section of the city of Takoma Park, Maryland was transferred to Montgomery County after city residents voted to be under the sole jurisdiction of Montgomery County. This occurred on the same day that the jurisdiction of the city of Hong Kong was also transferred from the British Empire back to the Chinese Government. A scandal erupted in 2004 when PG County Schools Chief, Andre Hornsby, purchased $1 million in educational software for the County's schools from Leapfrog Enterprises Inc saleswoman and live-in girlfriend Sienna Owens. Amid an FBI investigation into the scandal, Hornsby resigned on May 27, 2005.

Law and government

Since 1792, the county seat has been Upper Marlboro. Prior to 1792, the county seat was located at Mount Calvert, a 76 acre (308,000 m²) estate along the Patuxent River on the edge of what is now in the unincorporated community of Croom. Prince George's County was granted a charter form of government in 1970.

County Executive

The current county executive is Jack B. Johnson. List of Prince George's County Executives 2006 Prince George's County Executive Election

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 mi² (1,291 km²). 485 mi² (1,257 km²) of it is land and 13 mi² (34 km²) of it is water. The total area is 2.61% water.

Adjacent Counties

- Anne Arundel County (east)
- Calvert County (southeast)
- Charles County (south)
- Howard County (north)
- Montgomery County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 801,515 people, 286,610 households, and 198,047 families residing in the county. The population density is 1,651/mi² (638/km²). There are 302,378 housing units at an average density of 623/mi² (241/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 27.04% White, 62.70% African American, 0.35% Native American, 3.87% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.38% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. 7.12% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 286,610 households out of which 35.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% are married couples living together, 19.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% are non-families. 24.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 persons and the average family size is 3.25 persons. In the county the population is spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.20 males. The median income for a household in the county is $55,256, and the median income for a family is $62,467. Males have a median income of $38,904 versus $35,718 for females. The per capita income for the county is $23,360. 7.70% of the population and 5.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.20% of those under the age of 18 and 6.90% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Prince George's County is the most affluent county with an African American majority in the United States.

Cities and towns

# 10 Cities: ##Bowie (incorporated 1882) ##College Park (incorporated 1945) ##District Heights (incorporated 1936) ##Glenarden (incorporated 1939) ##Greenbelt (incorporated 1937) ##Hyattsville (incorporated 1886) ##Laurel (incorporated 1870) ##Mount Rainier (incorporated 1910) ##New Carrollton (incorporated 1953) ##Seat Pleasant (incorporated 1931) ## The city of Takoma Park was formerly partly in Prince George's County, but since 1997 has been entirely in Montgomery County. # 17 Towns: ##Berwyn Heights (incorporated 1896) ##Bladensburg (incorporated 1854) ##Brentwood (incorporated 1922) ##Capitol Heights (incorporated 1910) ##Cheverly (incorporated 1931) ##Colmar Manor (incorporated 1927) ##Cottage City (incorporated 1924) (note that, despite the name, Cottage City is a town and not a city.) ##Eagle Harbor (incorporated 1929) ##Edmonston (incorporated 1924) ##Fairmount Heights (incorporated 1935) ##Forest Heights (incorporated 1945) ##Landover Hills (incorporated 1945) ##Morningside (incorporated 1949) ##North Brentwood (incorporated 1924) ##Riverdale Park (incorporated 1920) ##University Park (incorporated 1936) ##Upper Marlboro (incorporated 1870) #Accokeek #Adelphi #Andrews Air Force Base #Beltsville #Brandywine #Calverton (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.) #Camp Springs #Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village (a combination of the communities of Carmody Hills and Pepper Mill Village recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau) #Chillum #Clinton #Coral Hills #Croom #East Riverdale #Forestville #Fort Washington #Friendly #Glenn Dale #Goddard #Greater Landover #Greater Upper Marlboro #Hillandale (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.) #Hillcrest Heights #Kettering #Lake Arbor #Langley Park #Lanham-Seabrook (a combination of the communities of Lanham and Seabrook recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau) #Largo #Marlow Heights #Marlton #Mitchellville #Oxon Hill-Glassmanor (a combination of the communities of Oxon Hill and Glassmanor recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau) #Rosaryville #South Laurel #Springdale #Suitland-Silver Hill (a combination of the communities of Suitland and Silver Hill recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau) #Temple Hills #Walker Mill #West Laurel #Woodlawn (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in Baltimore County!) #Woodmore

Colleges and universities

- Bowie State University, located in Bowie
- Capitol College, located in Laurel
- Prince George's Community College, located in Largo
- TESST College of Technology, located in Beltsville
- University of Maryland, College Park, located in College Park

Religion

The county is home to over 800 churches, as well as a number of mosques, synagogues, and Hindu temples. Property belonging to religious entities makes up 3,450 acres (14 km²) of land in the county. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32382-2005Mar13.html]

Education

The county's schools are run by the Prince George's County Public Schools system.

Transportation

See Intercounty Connector.

External links

- [http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/ Prince George's County Government Official Site]
- [http://www.pgcares.com/ Prince Georgians Care] - news, forums about issues to improve county
- [http://www.pghistory.org Prince George's County Historical Society] Category:Maryland counties Category:Washington, D.C. suburbs Category:Potomac River counties

Interstate 95

Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. The southern terminus is in the city of Miami, Florida ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Miami,+Florida&ll=25.744549,-80.218134&spn=0.036062,0.046151&hl=en Map]); the northern terminus is at the Canadian border at Houlton, Maine ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Houlton,+Maine&ll=46.126318,-67.795601&spn=0.055495,0.092302&hl=en Map]). Interstate 95 is one of the most well-known, most important, and heaviest travelled highways in the Interstate system. It serves and connects the major cities along the Northeast corridor, and it is the major north-south highway along the east coast. It is the longest north-south Interstate highway (five east-west routes are longer), and it passes through the most states (15) of any Interstate.

Length

¹: (up from 298 miles [484 km] due to realignment along old Interstate 495 and the remainder of the Maine Turnpike)

Major cities along the route

Interstate 495 From South to North:
- Miami, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Port Saint Lucie, Florida
- Melbourne, Florida
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Brunswick, Georgia
- Savannah, Georgia
- Florence, South Carolina
- Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Newark, Delaware
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Newark, New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- New York City, New York
- New Rochelle, New York
- Stamford, Connecticut
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- New Haven, Connecticut
- New London, Connecticut
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Portland, Maine (downtown no longer directly served by I-95 which bypasses in the same manner as it does Boston; Interstate 295 now serves city center)
- Augusta, Maine
- Bangor, Maine
- Houlton, Maine

Intersections with other Interstates

From south to north:
- Interstate 4 in Daytona Beach, Florida ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Daytona+Beach,+Florida&ll=29.127572,-81.053009&spn=0.270095,0.360077&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 10 in Jacksonville, Florida ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Jacksonville,+Florida.&ll=30.315543,-81.682663&spn=0.066729,0.090019&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 16 in Savannah, Georgia ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Savannah,+Georgia&ll=32.106134,-81.229477&spn=0.130955,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 26 near Harleyville, South Carolina ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Harleyville,+South+Carolina&ll=33.288064,-80.473480&spn=0.516927,0.720154&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 20 in Florence, South Carolina ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Florence,+SC&ll=34.189086,-79.836273&spn=0.127882,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 40 in Benson, North Carolina ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Benson,+NC&ll=35.371695,-78.511391&spn=0.126062,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 85 in Petersburg, Virginia ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Petersburg,+Virginia&ll=37.241262,-77.449493&spn=0.492298,0.720154&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 64 for 4 miles (6.4 km) in Richmond, Virginia ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Richmond,+Virginia&ll=37.554104,-77.446060&spn=0.122562,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 76 (east) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Philadelphia,+Pennsylvania&ll=39.889719,-75.159531&spn=0.118620,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 78 in Newark, New Jersey ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Newark,+NJ&ll=40.707450,-74.160976&spn=0.058597,0.090019&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 80 in Teaneck, New Jersey ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Teaneck,+NJ&ll=40.851216,-73.999443&spn=0.116940,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 87 in New York City, New York ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+York,+NY&ll=40.847710,-73.924770&spn=0.058473,0.090019&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 91 in New Haven, Connecticut ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+Haven,+CT&ll=41.302765,-72.914028&spn=0.014517,0.022505&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 93 in Canton, Massachusetts ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Canton,+MA&ll=42.197749,-71.098022&spn=0.114531,0.180038&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 90 in Weston, Massachusetts ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Weston,+MA&ll=42.337103,-71.261959&spn=0.028570,0.045010&hl=en Map])
- Interstate 93 in Woburn, Massachusetts ([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Woburn,+MA&ll=42.499947,-71.121025&spn=0.056991,0.090019&hl=en Map])

Spur routes

- Miami, Florida - I-195, I-395
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida - I-595
- Jacksonville, Florida - I-295, future I-795
- Fayetteville, North Carolina - future I-295
- Richmond, Virginia - I-195, I-295, defunct I-795, VA 895
- Washington, D.C. area - defunct I-195, I-295, I-395, I-495, unsigned I-595 in Maryland, defunct I-595 in Virginia, I-695
- Baltimore, Maryland - I-195, I-395, defunct I-595, I-695, I-795, I-895
- Wilmington, Delaware - I-495, defunct I-895
- Wilmington, Delaware to Trenton, New Jersey, eventually turning south towards Philadelphia, PA - I-295
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - defunct I-695, defunct I-895
- Spur to New Jersey shore points - I-195
- Northern New Jersey - defunct I-695
- Western spur of New Jersey Turnpike - Route 95W (signed for I-95 through traffic, while the older eastern spur, technically I-95, is signed for the exits along it, and only as I-95 from intersecting roads)
- New York, New York - I-295, I-495, I-695, I-895
- Connecticut Turnpike/Spur to Worcester, Massachusetts - I-395
- Providence, Rhode Island - I-195, I-295, defunct I-895
- Boston, Massachusetts - I-495, defunct I-695
- Saco, Maine - I-195
- Portland, Maine to Gardiner, Maine - I-295
- Falmouth, Maine spur - former I-95/I-295 connector - unsigned I-495
- Bangor, Maine - I-395

Tolls

Portions of the highway have or used to have tolls:
- Fuller Warren Bridge (defunct)
- Trout River Bridge (defunct)
- Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike (defunct)
- Fort McHenry Tunnel (Baltimore)
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Maryland)
- Delaware Turnpike
- Pennsylvania Turnpike (after interchange completed in 2009[http://www.paturnpikei95.com/])
- New Jersey Turnpike
- George Washington Bridge
- New England Thruway
- Connecticut Turnpike (defunct)
- New Hampshire Turnpike
- Maine Turnpike

Notes

- The highway's spurs have set three records. I-95 has the most child highways of any interstate. There are soon to be eight separate I-295s, making this designation used for the most number of highways. Also, six I-695s were planned, but postponed or never built, setting another record.
- I-95 generally parallels US 1 for its entire route, although in some places they are over 100 miles apart. For example, US 1 goes through Raleigh, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia, three cities that are not served by I-95. Also, the southern part of I-95 (Miami, FL to Trenton, NJ) has both ends at US 1; however, this is planned on being changed with the re-routing of I-95 onto the Pe