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MD 197
Maryland Route 197 (MD 197) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Laurel Bowie Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 301 in Maryland, U.S. Route 301 (US 301) in Bowie, Maryland, Bowie north to Maryland Route 198, MD 198 in Laurel, Maryland, Laurel. MD 197 serves as the main connection between Bowie and Laurel in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County. The highway also provides access to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Bowie State University. MD 197 also connects U.S. Route 50 in Maryland, US 50 in Bowie and the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in South Laurel, Maryland, South Laurel with the Bowie State station, Bowie State MARC Train, MARC station. MD 197 was constructed from what is now Maryland Route 450, MD 450 in Bowie to U.S. Route 1 in Maryland, US 1 in Laurel between the mid-1920s and early 1930s. The highway was extended south to US 301 in the mid-1950s. MD 197's northern terminus was relo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie () is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city 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. History 19th century 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 jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
