Shaffners Ponds

Shaffners Ponds is a lake in , , . Shaffners Ponds is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowie State station and Bowie Railroad Buildings.

Railway station
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is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in . It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains.

Museum
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The 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 . is situated 2 miles south of Shaffners Ponds.

Building
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The , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowie and Piney Orchard.

Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,329 persons. , Maryland has grown from a small railroad town to the largest municipality in Prince George's County.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community within the Washington DC suburb of , , United States. began as a Planned Unit Development, and was a project of the Constellation Real Estate Group, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Constellation Energy Group, which itself, is now owned by Exelon. is situated 4 miles northeast of Shaffners Ponds.

Village
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is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in , United States. The population was 14,698 at the 2020 census. is situated 4 miles southwest of Shaffners Ponds.

Shaffners Ponds

Latitude
39.03678° or 39° 2′ 12″ north
Longitude
-76.77386° or 76° 46′ 26″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
87F526PG+PF
Geo­Names ID
4369295
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