Queen Anne, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Queen Anne | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Queen Anne
Queen Anne
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| Coordinates: 38°53′55″N 76°40′42″W / 38.89861°N 76.67833°WCoordinates: 38°53′55″N 76°40′42″W / 38.89861°N 76.67833°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland
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| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| • Land | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 50 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (57/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 301 |
Queen Anne in Prince George's County, Maryland is a former seaport on the Patuxent River in Maryland. It was delineated as a census-designated place for the 2010 census, at which time it had a population of 1,280.
Queen Anne is located at 38°53'55" North, 76°40'42" West (38.8987239 -76.6782992). Most of the town's former waterfront area is now part of Patuxent River Park, owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. This includes hiking trails, two paddling launches, fishing locations, and an environmental education center operated by 4H. The head of tidewater on the Patuxent River is at the downstream (4H---a group not affiliated with the National 4H Club) launch site in Queen Anne.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Queen Anne has a total area of 8.7 square miles (22.6 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.25%, is water.
The town was created in 1706 when the colonial Maryland Legislature authorized surveying and laying out the towns of Queen Anne Town, Nottingham, Mill Town, Piscataway, Aire (also known as Broad Creek) and Upper Marlboro (then known as Marlborough Town).
Queen Anne's Town was created as part of a 1706 act "for the advancement of trade and erecting ports and towns in the Province of Maryland." The town grew to a population of about 150.
In 1747, the legislature tried to improve the quality and the method of marketing tobacco, then the major crop of the area, and established a formal system of tobacco inspection and quality control. A tobacco inspection station and warehouse was located on Hazelwood, then owned by Thomas Lancaster, one of the town's leading merchants. Hazelwood Mansion, though in disrepair, stands today and is owned by the Maryland National Park and Planning Commission). This was one of seven state tobacco warehouses built in Prince George's County. A horse racing track was also built in the town.
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