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      • Located in the state of Maryland, Prince George’s County is directly adjacent to Washington, DC. It was established by the 1695 Maryland General Assembly to be effective on St. George’s Day, April 23, 1696, from parts of Calvert and Charles Counties. It was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of England’s Queen Anne.
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  2. It was established by the 1695 Maryland General Assembly to be effective on St. George’s Day, April 23, 1696, from parts of Calvert and Charles Counties. It was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of England’s Queen Anne. In 1748, a portion of Prince George’s County was allocated to form Frederick County.

  3. Prince George's County was formed from land in Calvert and Charles Counties by an act of the General Assembly on St. George's Day, April 23, 1696. The County was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Princess Anne, heir to the throne of England.

  4. The official name of the county, as specified in the county's charter, is "Prince George's County, Maryland". [10] The county is named after Prince George of Denmark (1653–1708), the consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and the brother of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway.

  5. Oct 23, 2020 · News. The story of Prince George’s County’s name — and why some take issue with its abbreviation. Anaya Truss-Williams. ·. October 23, 2020. Many Prince Georgians take issue with the...

  6. Prince George's County was formed from land in Calvert and Charles Counties by an act of the General Assembly on Street George's Day, April 23, 1696. The County was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Princess Anne, heir to the throne of England.

  7. Jul 19, 2018 · History History By DW Rowlands (Contributor) July 19, 2018 34. Map of colonial Maryland from 1666 by Gowan’s Bibliotheca Americana. Parishes, hundreds, boundaries marked by rivers and plantations — historically, Maryland was divided up quite differently from how it is today.

  8. May 15, 2024 · The county was created in 1695 and named for Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne of England. It contains northeastern and eastern suburbs of Washington , D.C., including Hyattsville , College Park (seat of the University of Maryland ), New Carrollton, and Greenbelt , a planned-community experiment undertaken and then sold by the ...

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