Oxon Cove Park - Oxon Hill, MD
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nomadwillie
N 38° 48.143 W 077° 00.550
18S E 325531 N 4296765
A working farm and mansion operated by the National Park Service.
Waymark Code: WMG8V4
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2013
Views: 7
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Cove Farm is a national historic district that includes a living farm museum operated by the National Park Service, and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The park provides an excellent resource for environmental studies, wildlife observing, fishing, and other recreational activities made possible by easy access to the Potomac River. Fourteen buildings and two structures are located in the historic district and associated with the property's sequential development as a plantation, an institutional agricultural complex, and a farm museum.
Street address:
Government Farm Rd
Oxon Hill, MD
County / Borough / Parish: Prince George's
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Health/Medicine; Agriculture
Periods of significance: 1750-1799; 1800-1824; 1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1974
Historic function: Single dwelling; Secondary structure; Animal facility; Storage; Agricultural fields; Agricultural outbuildings; Hospital
Current function: Animal facility; Storage; Agricultural fields; Park; Museum; Outdoor recreation
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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