Hyattsville, Maryland
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| Foundation : | 1886 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Maryland |
| County : | Prince George's County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 57 ′ N , 76 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 17,557 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,508.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 32 m |
| Postcodes : | 20781-20785 |
| Area code : | +1 301 240 |
| FIPS : | 24-41250 |
| GNIS ID : | 0597595 |
| Website : | www.hyattsville.org |
| Mayor : | Candace B. Hollingsworth |
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Hyattsville is a city ( City ), with just under 20,000 residents in Prince George's County in the State of Maryland , USA . It is located on the northeastern edge of Washington and about 50 km southwest of Baltimore .
history
The place was first named Hyattsville by Christopher Clark Hyatt in 1859 to enable mail delivery through his business. The name was adopted when the city was founded on April 7, 1886. In addition to the post office as a representative of Colonial Revival architecture , a number of buildings in Victorian style were built .
From 1905 to 1922 the brothers Howard, Gary and Frank Carter and Charles Herreshoff manufactured automobiles here under the company names Washington Motor Car Company , Carter Brothers Motor Company , Harvard Motor Car Company and Carter Motor Car Company .
traffic
There is a connection to the Washington Metro , whose Green Line and Yellow Line serve the city. In addition, US Highway 1 is divided into a section that leads into Washington and a section that bypasses Washington.
Personalities
People who were born here
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick , diplomat
- Austen Rowland (born 1981), basketball player
- Frances Tiafoe (born 1998), tennis player
People who worked here
- Rudolf Allers (1883–1963), philosopher
- Bill Cobey (born 1939), politician
- Doris Mable Cochran (1898–1968), biologist
- Truman Everts (1816–1901), member of the expedition
- Betty Gabriel , actress
- Robert Gerle (1924-2005), violinist
- Parris Glendening (* 1942), politician
- Jeff Green (born 1986), basketball player
- Hervey Make (1916–1994), politician
- Derek Mills (* 1972), athlete (Olympic champion)
- John Patrick (* 1968), basketball coach
- William Thomas Russell (1863-1927), Bishop
- Thomas Vernor Smith (1890–1964), politician
- Georg Timpe (1873–1969), theologian
- Cameron Wake (born 1982), football player
- Craig Ziadie (born 1978), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reference in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed August 11, 2019
- ^ Hyattsville History ^ Hyattsville, MD - Official Website. Retrieved August 12, 2019 .