Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-05

-HE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
for seventeen miles abuts on
the Maryland county of Prince
< Georges 1t is one of the parent
counties of the District and the coun-
ty which gave the greatest area of
land to the District. The southerly
boundary of the District for it's full
length of ten miles from Jones point
on the west shore of the Potomac
river to a point east of Chesapeake
Junction fronts on Prince Georges
county. and the easterly boundary OF
the District for. seven miles from the
east angle of the District near Chesa-
peake junction to a point between the
Sligo Mills road and Takoma also
fronts on Prince Georges county The
election districts of Prince Georges
which adjon the District of Columbia
are Oxon, Spauldings. Seat Pieasafi''
Bladensburg and Chillum. The east
angle of the District projects INTO seat
Pleasant district, so that that civil SUD
division of the county abuts for near
ly two and a half miles on the SOUTH
erly and for mile and half on
the easterly side of the District Chill
lum and BIadensbu-g districts join the
easterly side of the District OF Co
Iumbis. and Oxon and Spauldings the
southerly boundary.
1t is probably true that greater
number of the inhabitants OF WASH
ington were born in Prince Georges
county than in any other county In the
limited States and very large per-
centage of native-born Westinghouse
are descended from Prince Georges
families. A considerable portion or
Washington's Industrial popuIat,oli
sleeps in Prince Georges county and
large part of the food which sustalns
Washington is produced in that county
The northerly and eastern boundary
Of Prince Georges county is the IA
tuxent river. The county line folio"s
the winnings of that river from point
three miles northwest OF Laurel TO the
point where Swanson creek flows into
the Patuxent The length of that iihe
is approximately forty-fve miles Along
two-thirds of this distance the Patux-
an, in a picturesque stream. but along
the lower third OF the county the fa-
tuxent is majestic river, ranging III
width from half mile to TWO Hiies.
The mouth of Swanson creek Is nan a d
mile wide and If one measures from
Chalk point, on the north side. to foiht
Judith, on the south side. it is mile
The county adjoining Prince georges
on the north is Howard The adJolh-
ing county on the east is Anne Arundel
and Oh the southeast is Calvert county.
The south boundary of the county eN-
tends in an irregular course from the
Patuxent to the Potomac and the ap-
nroYimate length of this line is thirty
i've miles Beginning in the middle OF
the Patuxent river, off the mouth OF
Swanson creek, it follows that creek
westerly for four miles. turns north
for fcSyr miles. then travels westwardly
in a line for about six miles 10 the
head of Mattawoman creek, and foi-
lows that creek westwardly for about
twelve miles, and then leaving the
creek at a point two miles northwest
of Beuyille Corners. strikes north, with
an inclination toward the west, and
reaches the Potomac river a trifie over
half a mile below the government fish
hatchery station at organs point. The
line crosses the Potomac river. a mile
wide and ends on the Virginia shore
close to Mount Vernon. about midway
between the landing and Little Hunt
ing creek The county lire then follows
the west shore of the Potomac to
Jones point. below 'AiexandSfa, about
eight miles. The county adjoining
Prince Georges on the south - Charles.
The northwest boundary of Prince
Georges runs in u line from the 5is-
trict of Columbia, near Takoma, TO the
upper Patuxent river, about thirteen
miles, and the county on the other side
of the line is Montgomery. The ap-
proximat= land area of Prince Georges
county is 1872 square miles.
The county seat is Upper Marlboro,
fourteen miles southeast of the Capitol
building. in air line. but consider