Pomonkey, Maryland
| Pomonkey, Maryland | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Pomonkey
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 586633 |
Pomonkey is an unincorporated community located in Charles County, Maryland at the crossing of Livingston Road and Pomfret Road, one mile (1.6 km) from Bryans Road.[1][2][3][4]
History
Pomonkey is named for the Pamunkey tribe of Native Americans that lived in the area. Dating from the early 19th century, the village of Bumpy Oak was renamed to Pomonkey when it was designated a postal stop.[5] The former Pomonkey High School was one of two black segregated high schools in Charles County until the 1960s, and has a proud alumni association.[6] From 1946 to 1970 the "Pomonkey Spoon Factory" manufactured wooden tools and small items.[7][not specific enough to verify] For several years, Maryland Airport has planned a 1,300 ft (400 m) expansion, including an energetics (explosives) technical center and business park employing over 3,000 people, but the plans are currently delayed by environmental concerns related to stormwater discharge into Mattawoman Creek.[8][not specific enough to verify] The Naval Research Laboratory has its Free Space Antenna Range on Bumpy Oak Road.[citation needed]
Demographics
Pomonkey itself is a rural area, for which few statistics are available. Bryans Road, Maryland is the nearest community to Pomonkey for which data are available.[9] However, the area lies at the meeting of ZIP codes 20616 (Bryans Road), 20640 (Indian Head) and 20646 (La Plata).[10] As of 2000, Election District 7 (named for Pomonkey, but which includes Bryans Road and Indian Head)[1] had a population of 11,859 persons. The racial breakdown was: 59.0% white, 35.8% black, 1.5% American Indian and Alaskan Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Asian Indian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, <0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean, <0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Other Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.5% Other race, 1.8% two or more races.[11]
Local landmarks
- J.C. Parks Elementary School
- Maryland Airport[12]
- Matthew Henson Middle School
- Saint Johns Cemetery
- Saint Johns Chapel[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Page 19.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Contrast with the Pomonkey Map, and see that the note for Route 227 refers to Marshall Hall road, which differs from Marshall Corner road.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomonkey, Maryland
- ↑ Bryans Road, Appendix B Appendix B Brief History of Bryans Road
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As noted here, the other school was Bel Alton. - ↑ "Portraits of America: Charles County", page 55 of volume 2, published 2009.
- ↑ Maryland Independent newspaper, October 30, 2009, page A-8.
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- ↑ Pomonkey[dead link]
- ↑ AirNav Information
- ↑ Pomonkey, Maryland, United States
External links
- Describes former NRL installation
- Pomonkey Launch and Control (MD-217/218, W-54)
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- Dents Level Cemetery
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