Aquasco Speedway
Aquasco Speedway, no longer in operation, was the first quarter-mile dragstrip on the United States East Coast. It was built in the mid-1950s and was home to the President's Cup Nationals, which are now held at Maryland International Raceway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chalk Point Generating Station and St. Mary’s Rectory.
Chalk Point Generating Station
Power station
Photo: J5689, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chalk Point Generating Station is an electricity-generating plant, comprising oil and natural gas fired units, owned by NRG Energy, located near the town of Eagle Harbor, Maryland, United States, on the Patuxent River. Chalk Point Generating Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Aquasco Speedway.
St. Mary’s Rectory
Church
Photo: Michael.johns2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old St. Mary's Rectory is a gable-front 21⁄2-story frame dwelling of three by three bays, built in 1849 and enlarged to twice its size in 1856, and located in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland. St. Mary’s Rectory is situated 2 miles north of Aquasco Speedway.
Maxwell Hall
House
Maxwell Hall is a historic home located near Patuxent, Charles County, Maryland. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, gambrel-roofed frame house with massive external chimneys. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Maxwell Hall is situated 2 miles south of Aquasco Speedway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle Harbor and Aquasco.
Eagle Harbor
Village
Eagle Harbor is an incorporated town in the far southeast corner of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and near the rural community of Aquasco that is known as a historic African American community founded in 1925. Eagle Harbor is situated 1½ miles northeast of Aquasco Speedway.
Aquasco
Village
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 bordering Charles County. Aquasco is situated 2 miles north of Aquasco Speedway.
Patuxent
Hamlet
Patuxent is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Patuxent is situated 2½ miles southwest of Aquasco Speedway.
Aquasco Speedway
- Type: dragstrip
- Description: defunct quarter-mile dragstrip in Maryland, US
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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