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History · Queensland

Queensland’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Queensland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Queensland is a census-designated place south of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States. The population of the CDP was 2,191 at the 2020 census. It was formerly known as Queenland until 2014 when it was renamed as Queensland and a small portion of its geography was transferred to Upper Marlboro.

Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Queensland yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Start Queensland’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Queensland’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Queensland

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Ty LawsonTy LawsonClinton · 7 miMarkelle FultzMarkelle FultzUpper Marlboro · 3 miAngela AlsobrooksAngela AlsobrooksSuitland · 8 miDante CunninghamDante CunninghamClinton · 7 miJohn CarrollJohn CarrollUpper Marlboro · 3 miDaniel CarrollDaniel CarrollUpper Marlboro · 3 mi
By decade

Queensland, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Queensland is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Queensland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pleasant Hills in Croom, 1.7 miles away.

Queensland and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Queensland. Tap a dot.
Pleasant HillsMelwood ParkWoodstockCottage, TheKingstonUpper Marlboro Residential Historic District

Closest to Queensland

Pleasant HillsCroom · Building1.7miMelwood ParkWestphalia · Building1.7miWoodstockMarlton · Built 18501.8miCottage, TheWestphalia · Building1.9miKingstonUpper Marlboro · Building2.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pleasant Hills’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Queensland?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Queensland’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Upper Marlboro📜 Morningside📜 District Heights📜 Capitol Heights
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