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  1. College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park.

  2. The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. It is also the largest university in both the state and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.

  3. Contents. History of College Park, Maryland. The written history of College Park, Maryland begins with the early Europeans that settled in the area since the 18th century. After the predecessor of the University of Maryland, the Maryland Agricultural College, was chartered in 1856, a series of neighborhoods developed in the area, also ...

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  5. The history of the University of Maryland, College Park began in 1856, when the Maryland Agricultural College was chartered. The state took complete control of the school in 1916, and consequently the institution was renamed Maryland State College.

  6. College Park, city, Prince George’s county, central Maryland, U.S., lying 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. It developed around Maryland Agricultural College (established 1856), which became Maryland State College of Agriculture in 1916 and merged with the University of Maryland (1807)

  7. Learn about the history of College Park, including the City's role in Aviation history and the Wright Brothers, the creation of the University of Maryland (formerly the Maryland Agricultural College) and about the neighborhoods.

  8. College Park City Hall is the official seat of government of the City of College Park, Maryland. The City Hall houses the offices of the Mayor and those of the City Council of College Park as well as various city departments, agencies and boards/commissions.

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