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Bowie, Maryland
Bowie (/ˈbuːi/) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[5] The population was 54,727 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city[6] and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2014, CNN Money ranked Bowie 28th in its Best Places to Live (in the United States) list.[7]
The city of Bowie owes its existence to the railway. In 1853, Colonel William Duckett Bowie obtained a charter from the Maryland legislature to construct a rail line into Southern Maryland. In 1869, the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Company began the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to Southern Maryland, terminating in Pope's Creek. The area had already been dotted with small farms and large tobacco plantations in an economy based on agriculture and slavery. In 1870, Ben Plumb, a land speculator and developer, sold building lots around the railroad junction and named the settlement Huntington City. By 1872, the line was completed, together with a "spur" to Washington, D.C. and the entire line through Southern Maryland was completed in 1873.
In 1880, Huntington City was rechartered as Bowie, named for Colonel Bowie's son and business partner Oden Bowie,[8][9][10][11] the former Governor of Maryland[12] and then-president of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad.[13] In the early days the land was subdivided by developers into more than 500 residential building lots, to create a large town site at a junction of the Baltimore and Potomac's main line to southern Maryland, and the branch line to Washington, D.C.
By 1902 the Baltimore & Potomac was purchased by the powerful Pennsylvania Railroad. A second railroad entered the community when the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway electric trolley line commenced service in 1908. The large interurban cars brought rapid transit to the area, with trains running hourly. Bowie area stations included High Bridge, Hillmeade, and the Race Track.
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Prince George's County police searching for suspect in deadly weekend hit-and-run
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Prince George’s County police are searching for the driver responsible for a deadly weekend hit and run. Around 9:20 p.m. on March 17, officers responded to the 13000 ...
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A man is dead in a pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred on Sunday night in Laurel, Maryland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
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BU sweeps away Bowie St.
Callie Sowers struck out eight in the first game, and BU had production throughout its... Main Office 570-387-1234 ...
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Bowie Bow Tie: A purrfect choice for America’s Favorite Pet Cat
LeAnn Frankfather’s cat won’t have to get dressed up for photos if he wins America’ Favorite Pet-feline division. Bowie Bow Tie isn’t a tuxedo cat, but the handsome Blue Russian mix comes with his own ...
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Two men crash into Bowie 7-Eleven with van, steal ATM
The City of Bowie Police Department said two men stole an ATM from a 7-Eleven Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 2 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 6860 Race Track Rd. Police said the store clerk ...
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ATM thieves crash van through front of Bowie 7-Eleven
Thieves crashed their van through the front of a Bowie 7-Eleven store early Tuesday morning and stole the ATM inside before speeding off toward the District.
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Blink Charging establishes global corporate HQ in Bowie, expands manufacturing facility
Blink Charging Co. has established its global corporate headquarters in a 15,000-square-foot facility in Bowie.
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Blink Charging Establishes Global Corporate Headquarters and Announces Expansion of Manufacturing Facility in Bowie, Maryland
Along with the new headquarters, Blink is increasing its manufacturing capacity by constructing a state-of-the-art advanced 30,000 square-foot ...
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‘The internet is an alien life form’: how David Bowie created a market for digital music
Bowie’s 1999 album Hours… was the first to go on sale online before hitting regular stores – and his experimentation caused horror in the music industry ...