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Bladensburg can mean: Australia *Bladensburg National Park, a former pastoral station and homestead in Queensland United States *Bladensburg, Maryland, a town in Prince George's County *Bladensburg, Iowa Bladensburg is a small unincorporated community in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It lies midway between Agency Agency may refer to: Organizations * Institution, governmental or others ** Advertising agency or marketing agency, a service ..., an unincorporated community in Wapello County * Bladensburg, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Knox County {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bladensburg National Park
Bladensburg is a national park in Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. It includes an area once occupied by a sheep station called Bladensburg Station. History Bladensburg lies in the area of what was once Koa tribal territory and, on white settlement, was taken over to run a sheep station, known as Bladensburg Station. This was the site of a notorious Bladensburg massacre, in which around 200 Aboriginal people were killed in 1872 at Skull Hole, on the head of Mistake Creek.Lumholtz: Among Cannibals: an account of four years travels in Australia, and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland (London 1889) page 58-9: ''Queenslander'' 20 Apr 1901, page 757-758: "The Massacre of the Blacks at the Skull Hole on Mistake Creek". See also Timothy Bottoms, ''Conspiracy of Silence'', page 172-174. The of national park were declared in 1984. Geography The park is northwest of Brisbane, and just south of the town of Winton. The park features grassland plains, river flats, san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland. The population was 9,657 at the 2020 census. Areas in Bladensburg are located within ZIP code 20710. Bladensburg is from central Washington. History Originally called Garrison's Landing, Bladensburg was renamed in honor of Thomas Bladen, governor of Maryland, 1742–1747. Bladensburg was established in 1742 as a regional commercial center by an act of the Maryland General Assembly. The act also authorized the town commissioners to purchase of land to be laid out in lots. The act required that a house covering at least of ground with a brick or stone chimney be constructed within 18 months of the sale of the lot. As of 6 June 1746, only 18 of the lots had been improved according to the stipulations of the act. Christopher Lowndes' house, Bostwick, and those built by David Ross and William Hilleary (the William Hilleary House) were among them. Port, war, and railroad (1740s–1830s) With the establishment in 1747 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bladensburg, Iowa
Bladensburg is a small unincorporated community in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It lies midway between Agency and Batavia Batavia may refer to: Historical places * Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands * Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East In ... at a distance of five miles (8 km) from each, and the largest nearby city is Ottumwa, seven miles (11 km) to the west-southwest. History The village of Bladensburg was established in 1853. It had a post office from 1855 to 1906. Bladensburg's population was 82 in 1902, and 39 in 1925. References External linksBladensburg, Iowa — Community Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
