'''AQUASCO'''
is an
unincorporated area and
census-designated place in southeastern
Prince George's County,
Maryland,
United States, surrounding the town of
Eagle Harbor and
Charles County.
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As of the
2010 census, the CDP had a population of 981.
[Interwiki: Cite web » url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aquasco CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 15, 2011]
Aquasco was home to the
Aquasco Speedway.
HISTORY
Aquasco is named for a nearby tract first surveyed and patented in 1650. The name is derived from the Native American name
Aquascake. Located between Swanson's Creek and the Patuxent River, the community developed as an agricultural center for the production of
tobacco. The main roads connecting the widely scattered tobacco
plantations were established in the 18th century and, in the early 19th century, the village of Woodville began to form. It was named after the Wood family, early settlers of Aquasco. By mid-century, the village had a grist mill, several small stores, a tavern, blacksmith, school, post office, and Methodist and Episcopal churches.
[[http://www.mncppc.org/county/AAHeritage/HistPropInHistComm_South_Part2.pdf M-NCPPC African-American Heritage Survey, October 1996: Properties Within or Closely Associated With Historic Communities (Prince George's County, Maryland), 1996].]
Because of the number of plantations, the
slave population was relatively high in this section of Prince George's County. The
Freedmen's Bureau established a school at Woodville in 1867. The school later became home to
John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church.
African Americans also worshiped at
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, established in 1848 as a mission church of
St. Paul's Parish Church, which later became
St. Phillip's Episcopal Church.
GEOGRAPHY
Aquasco occupies the southeastern corner of Prince George's County and is centered around the intersection of
Maryland Route 381, Aquasco Road, and
Maryland Route 233, Dr. Bowen Road. The
Patuxent River forms the eastern boundary of the community. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total area of Interwiki: convert » 57.3|sqkm|disp=flip, of which Interwiki: convert » 51.3|sqkm|disp=flip was land and Interwiki: convert » 6.0|sqkm|disp=flip, or 10.55%, was water, consisting primarily of the Patuxent River.
The Aquasco CDP contains the
Chalk Point Generating Station and surrounds the tiny incorporated town of
Eagle Harbor.
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