Bladensburg, Maryland

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municipality town

Bladensburg, Maryland is a small historic town in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its role in the War of 1812 and its location along the Anacostia River.

Aliases (2)

Bladensburg ×3
Bladensburg Dueling Grounds vicinity ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
areaCode	240 → 301 →
borderedBy	Cheverly, Maryland NERFINISHED → Colmar Manor, Maryland → Cottage City, Maryland → Edmonston, Maryland NERFINISHED → Hyattsville, Maryland NERFINISHED →
category	Populated places on the Anacostia River → Towns in Prince George's County, Maryland → Washington metropolitan area →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
county	Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED →
elevation	approximately 30 feet above sea level →
feature	commercial corridors along Annapolis Road → historic port on the Anacostia River → residential community →
FIPSCode	24-07825 →
foundedAs	port town →
GNISFeatureID	0589700 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasHistoricMarker	Battle of Bladensburg historic markers →
hasHistoricSite	Bladensburg Dueling Grounds vicinity →
hasPark	Bladensburg Waterfront Park →
hasPublicFacility	Bladensburg Community Center → Bladensburg Police Department → Bladensburg Town Hall →
historicalEvent	Battle of Bladensburg →
historicalPeriod	War of 1812 →
historicalSignificance	site of the Battle of Bladensburg →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →
locatedNear	Washington, D.C. →
locatedOnRiver	Anacostia River →
namedAfter	Thomas Bladen →
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes →
partOf	Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED →
partOfRegion	inner suburbs of Washington, D.C. →
postalCode	20710 →
state	Maryland →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportation	near Baltimore–Washington Parkway → near U.S. Route 50 → served by U.S. Route 1 Alternate →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grenadier Guards ("Bladensburg") → King's Own Scottish Borderers ("Bladensburg") →	battleHonour
Cheverly, Maryland →	adjacentTo
Colmar Manor, Maryland →	borderedBy
Armed Freedom →	castingLocation
Prince George’s County, Maryland →	contains
Bladensburg, Maryland ("Bladensburg Dueling Grounds vicinity") →	hasHistoricSite
Battle of Bladensburg →	location
Maryland Route 202 ("Bladensburg") →	passesThrough
Maryland Route 202 →	providesAccessTo