The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area of Upper Marlboro was first settled around 1695. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an ancestor of Winston Churchill. The land, which was to become the town, was part of several estates known as Grove Landing, Meadows, and Darnall's Chance, owned by the Brooke, Beall, and Darnall families, respectively.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Upper Marlboro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Marlboro’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDETAIL OF NORTHEAST CORNER POST -…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Upper Marlboro
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Upper Marlboro, decade by decade
1990s
6 historic places in Upper Marlboro
Upper Marlboro has 6 listings on the National Register, and they protect 79 historic buildings, because Upper Marlboro Residential Historic District alone counts 72.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1978Buck House
Listed 1978Kingston
Listed 1978Content
Listed 1984John H. Traband House
Listed 2005St. Mary's Benefical Society HallListed 2012Upper Marlboro Residential Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as DETAIL OF NORTHEAST CORNER POST - The Cottage, Ice House, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.