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Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert (1637–1715), third Baron Baltimore. Charles County is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Located at 38.48, -77.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bennsville, Maryland

Bennsville (spelled Bensville by the United States Census Bureau) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,923 at the 2010 census. The area is not an official postal designation, but is part of the Waldorf or Pomfret postal area. The Bennsville area is growing with new residential development, encouraged by the extension in the 1990s of Maryland Route 228 which provides quick access to Maryland Route 210.

Located at 38.6233, -77.0064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Charles County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland

La Plata, Maryland

La Plata Listen/ləˈpleɪtə/ is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,753 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Charles County.

Located at 38.5342, -76.9733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Towns in Maryland, Populated places in Charles County, Maryland, County seats in Maryland, 1888 establishments in Maryland

Waldorf, Maryland

Waldorf is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is 23 miles south-southeast of Washington, D.C. The population of the census-designated area (now including the large planned community of St. Charles) was 67,752 at the 2010 census. Waldorf was settled before 1900 as a rural crossroads with a train station and was called "Beantown" after a local family. Waldorf's original name was Beantown.

Located at 38.6461, -76.8983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Maryland, Populated places in Charles County, Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area

Port Tobacco River

The Port Tobacco River is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately 4.2 miles in length. The river was once the site of the thriving Port Tobacco, the county seat of Charles County from 1658 to 1895.

Located at 38.4578, -77.035 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Rivers of Maryland, Geography of Charles County, Maryland, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Maryland's 5th congressional district

Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert Counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip.

Located at 38.55, -76.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regency Furniture Stadium

Regency Furniture Stadium is a 4,200-seat baseball park in Waldorf, Maryland that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 2, 2008, as the tenants of the facility, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers, 3-2. For the 2010 baseball season, the collegiate summer Southern Maryland Nationals of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League will play select games at the venue.

Located at 38.57, -76.9053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Sports venues in Maryland, Minor league baseball venues, Atlantic League ballparks

College of Southern Maryland

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) in La Plata, Maryland, is a public, regional community college, serving Southern Maryland Charles County, St. Mary's County, and Calvert County.

Located at 38.5594, -77.0092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Westlake High School (Maryland)

Westlake High School is a secondary school located in the west central section of Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland.

Located at 38.6221, -76.9651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Public high schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

Popes Creek (Maryland)

For Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, see Popes Creek (Virginia). Popes Creek {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}} {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}}Mouth Potomac RiverLocation Charles County, Maryland, USALength 3.4 miles Mouth elevation 0 feet (0 m) Popes Creek is a 3.4-mile-long stream in Charles County, Maryland and a tributary of the Potomac River.

Located at 38.3969, -76.9889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Charles County, Maryland, Rivers of Maryland, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Thomas Stone High School

Thomas Stone is a high school in the eastern section of Waldorf, Maryland, administered by the Charles County Board of Education. The school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the cougar. It was named after Thomas Stone, a Maryland representative in the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Located at 38.615, -76.8858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Public high schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

Maurice J. McDonough High School

Maurice J McDonough High School is a high school or secondary school in Maryland and is run through the Charles County Public Schools system. It has approximately 1400 students and 80 employees. The school, built in 1976, is named for Maurice James McDonough, who was an early educator in Charles County, Maryland.

Located at 38.5525, -77.0358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Public high schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

WKIK (AM)

WKIK is a commercial radio station serving the La Plata and St. Charles, Maryland area. The station broadcasts a country music format. WKIK is licensed to Somar Communications, Inc and has a daytime-only license. The station was assigned the WKIK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 25, 1995.

Located at 38.5433, -76.9936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in Maryland, Country radio stations in the United States, Charles County, Maryland, Radio stations established in 1965, 1965 establishments in Maryland

North Point High School

North Point High School is a school for science, technology, and industry. It is located in the far western area of Waldorf, Maryland, United States. At 311,000 square feet and with about 2,200 students enrolled, it is the largest high school in Charles County. It is also the newest high school, having opened its doors in 2005. Its mascot, the Eagle, was derived from the motto of Charles County, "The wild side of the Potomac... Where eagles soar!"

Located at 38.6419, -76.9764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Public high schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

La Plata High School

La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in 1979. Before that, it was in the building (built in 1964) which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School.

Located at 38.5461, -76.9504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Matthew Henson Middle School

Matthew Henson Middle School (MHMS) is a public middle school located in Pomonkey, Maryland in Charles County. The school was originally dedicated in 1957 as Pomonkey High School, a segregated black junior/senior high school. After Charles County Public Schools were integrated in 1966, students from the Bryans Road, Maryland area who had attended Lackey Junior/Senior High School attended Pomonkey High School. When the current Henry E.

Located at 38.6138, -77.0761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Public middle schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

Pomonkey High School

Pomonkey Junior-Senior High School was an all-black high school located in Indian Head, Maryland. From 1966 to 1969, it began to be integrated with the all white schools, Henry E. Lackey High School and La Plata High School. The old Pomonkey High School building was then re-opened as a public middle school in 1970, it was rededicated in 1970 as Matthew Henson Middle School.

Located at 38.6138, -77.0761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Defunct schools in Maryland

Maryland Airport

Maryland Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Indian Head, in Charles County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 38.6006, -77.0731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Airports in Maryland, Transportation in Charles County, Maryland, Buildings and structures in Charles County, Maryland

Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area

Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Charles County, Maryland.

Located at 38.5639, -77.0825 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Maryland wildlife management areas, Protected areas of Charles County, Maryland

Chapel Point State Park

Chapel Point State Park is a 600-acre state park in the state of Maryland. It is located on the Port Tobacco River, a tributary of the Potomac River, in Charles County, Maryland. The park is largely undeveloped, but features fishing and hunting. Adjacent to the park is St. Ignatius Church and cemetery, the oldest continuous Roman Catholic parish in the United States, with a very scenic river view.

Located at 38.4692, -77.0139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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State parks of Maryland, Parks in Charles County, Maryland

Civista Medical Center

CIVISTA Medical Center is a hospital located in Charles County, in southern Maryland. It was formerly called Physicians Memorial Hospital. The hospital is owned and managed by CIVISTA Health System, a regional, not-for-profit, integrated health system serving Charles County and the surrounding areas of southern Maryland. CIVISTA’s mission requires the organization to reinvest resources into the community by providing health education and open access to healthcare.

Located at 38.5342, -76.9733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hospitals in Maryland, Buildings and structures in Charles County, Maryland

J.C. Parks Elementary School

J.C. Parks Elementary School J.C. Parks Elementary School is a Pre-K to 5th grade public school in Pomonkey, Maryland. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools district.

Located at 38.6147, -77.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland

St. Charles Towne Center

St. Charles Towne Center is a two-level, enclosed shopping in the planned community of St. Charles. Built in 1990, it covers an area of 981,000 sq ft, and is currently the only regional mall in Southern Maryland. In addition to Waldorf and St. Charles, the mall also serves the southern suburbs of Washington, D.C. , and has a trade area population of approximately 311,000. It currently has 6 anchor stores, an AMC theatre (an outparcel), and over 130 other retailers.

Located at 38.6206, -76.9281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Maryland, Shopping malls established in 1990, 1990 establishments in Maryland

Battle of Mathias Point

The Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia was an engagement between the Union gunboats USS Thomas Freeborn and USS Reliance, together with a landing party of about 36 Union sailors or marines, and Confederate States Army defenders at Mathias Point on the Potomac River in King George County, Virginia, near Maryland's Popes Creek. The action occurred on June 27, 1861, in the third month of the American Civil War, before significant battles, other than the Battle of Fort Sumter, had taken place.

Located at 38.4003, -77.0419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Battles of the Chesapeake Bay Blockade of the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, King George County, Virginia, Naval battles of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1861, 1861 in Virginia

St. Peter's School, Waldorf

St. Peter's School is a Catholic school located in Waldorf, Maryland. Founded in 1956 by Rev. Henry Sank, it was the first Catholic school in Southern Maryland that was never racially segregated. St. Peter's School is a part of the St. Peter's Catholic Church community and an Archdiocese of Washington Catholic School; it currently offers classes for students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

Located at 38.6208, -76.8622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1956, Roman Catholic schools in Maryland, Schools in Charles County, Maryland, 1956 establishments in Maryland