Broad Creek
Broad Creek in Prince George's County was the first footprint of European settlement in the immediate counties around what would become the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The area is part of greater Fort Washington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: unincorporated community in Prince George’s County, Maryland
- Also known as: “Broad Creek Historic District”, “Broad Creek, MD”, and “Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Johns Church and Fort Foote.
Saint Johns Church
Church
Photo: Quarterczar, Public domain.
St. John's Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, or St. John's Episcopal Church, Broad Creek, is a historic Episcopal church located at 9801 Livingston Road in Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland.
Fort Foote
Fort
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Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac River approach to the city. Fort Foote is situated 2 miles west of Broad Creek.
Potomac Airfield
Aerodrome
Potomac Airfield, also known as Potomac Airport, a privately owned, public-use airport located in the Friendly census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States; it has a Fort Washington postal address. Potomac Airfield is situated 2½ miles east of Broad Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friendly and National Harbor.
Friendly
Village
Friendly is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, with an African-American majority population, located a few miles south of Washington, D.C. The population was 9,937 at the 2020 census.
National Harbor
Photo: MamaGeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Harbor is in Prince George's County, Maryland. Home to Marriott's Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor is a common destination for people traveling to the Washington DC area for conventions and business.
Fort Washington
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Washington is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It borders the Potomac River, situated 20 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.
Broad Creek
Latitude
38.75789° or 38° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
-76.99692° or 76° 59′ 49″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87C5Q253+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 158638258OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Broad Creek” goes by many names.
- French: “Broad Creek”
- Irish: “Broad Creek”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Friendly Hills and Silesia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Johns Church Cemetery and Riverside Baptist Church.
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