Bowie State University
Bowie State University is an university in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Bowie State University is situated nearby to the railway station Bowie State station, as well as near the building Don S. S. Goodloe House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowie State station and Don S. S. Goodloe House.
Bowie State station
Railway station
Photo: Woogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. Bowie State station is situated 2,200 feet west of Bowie State University.
Don S. S. Goodloe House
Building
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The Don S. S. Goodloe House, a 1915–16 Colonial Revival style building veneered with brick, is significant for its association with Don Speed Smith Goodloe, the first principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School. Don S. S. Goodloe House is situated 2,900 feet west of Bowie State University.
Bowie Railroad Buildings
Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures at the former Bowie train station, located at the junction of what is now the Northeast Corridor and the Pope's Creek Subdivision in the town center of Bowie, Maryland. Bowie Railroad Buildings is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bowie State University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowie and Collington.
Bowie
Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Collington
Neighborhood
Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3½ miles south of Bowie State University.
Crofton
Town
Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located 9.8 miles west of the state capital Annapolis, 24 miles south of Baltimore, and 24 miles east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. Crofton is situated 4 miles east of Bowie State University.
Bowie State University
- Type: University
- Historically known as: “Bowie Normal and Industrial School for the Training of Colored Youth”, “Bowie State College”, “Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie”, “Maryland State Teacher’s College”, “Maryland Teachers College at Bowie”, and “Normal School Number 3”
- Category: education
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.01839° or 39° 1′ 6″ northLongitude
-76.75711° or 76° 45′ 26″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
87F5269V+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 511789833OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityGeoNames ID
4349171
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