Silver Hill’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Silver Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSilver Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,381. Prior to 2010, Silver Hill was part of the Suitland-Silver Hill census-designated place.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,950 to 6,381 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Silver Hill 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Silver Hill’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Silver Hill’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPotomac Electric Power Co. substa…, 1920: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Silver Hill, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Silver Hill is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Silver Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Suitland Parkway in Washington, 0.6 miles away.
Silver Hill and the nearest listed places
Closest to Silver Hill
Suitland ParkwayWashington · Built 19440.6miSoutheast No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object1.6miSoutheast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object1.9miSoutheast No. 2 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object2.2mi
Texas Gardens ApartmentsWashington · Building2.5miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Silver Hill, Maryland substation II (1920) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.