Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1854 - Prince George county

Prince George, a county in the S. part of Maryland, bordering on the District of Columbia, and on the Potomac river, which separates it from Virginia, contains about 600 square miles. The Potomac washes its western border, the Patuxent forms its boundary on the E. and N. E.; it is also drained by the West branch of Patuxent river, and by Anaensta and Piscataway creeks. The surface is moderately hilly; the soil is generally productive. Tobacco, Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, and butter are the staples. According to the census of 1850, this county produced more tobacco than any other in the Union, and more Indian corn than any other in the state. There were raised in that year 1,690,045 bushels of corn; 231,687 of wheat; 5557 tons of hay; 8,380,851 pounds of tobacco, and 100,947 pounds of butter. There were 2 cotton factories, 1 woollen factory, 1 iron furnace, 1 machine shop, 2 manufactories of farming implements, and 4 flour and grist mills. It contained 31 churches, 1 newspaper office ; 240 pupils attending public schools, and 80 attending other schools. The underlying strata are shell, marl, and cemented sand resembling sandstone ; large quantities of iron are found. The county is intersected by the Baltimore and Washing ton railroad. Organized in 1695. Capital, Upper Marlborough. Population, 21,549, of whom 10,039 were free, and 11,510, slaves.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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