Vote Towles for Melford!: Where is Melford and What is it?

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Where is Melford and What is it?

I've received many questions about Melford and want to provide some answers. To show where its located, I've procured this aerial map for you. I've also dug up a little history for you. "That'll Preach!"

City of Melford. Credit: Sjpi

-Phil

ABOUT THE "CITY OF MELFORD"

Formerly known as the Maryland Science and Technology Center, this city is located at Maryland Routes 50 and 301 in Bowie. It is a 466-acre, mixed-use business community that will contain nearly three million sq. ft. of office space; approximately 200,000 sq. ft. of retail space; and a full-service hotel. We're hoping the city will have retail stores, shops and restaurants. Strategically located between Annapolis, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, this project offers a superior infrastructure system and is surrounded by a large and highly-educated work force.

Information from: http://www.sjpi.com/property/detail/md_science_and_technology_center

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Learn the History of Melford Here

MELFORD HOUSE (Formerly called Howerton’s Range)

- According to the Maryland Historical Society: Melford, a two-and-one-half story brick manor house, sits on a tract of land originally called Howerton’s Range. Howerton's Range was a 400-acre parcel that John Howerton obtained in 1670 from land that was at the time Calvert County. Dr. Richard Duckett built Melford in 1810 in the Greek Revival Style, a simple, bold style that avoided the ornamentations of old European architecture. A pump house, meat house, barn, and family cemetery also stand on the property. A slave cabin stands to the north of the house, and the 1850 slave census lists at least thirty-nine slaves living at Melford under the Ducketts, ranging in age from 85 years to 4 months. The Duckett family owned the Melford estate for the majority of the 1800s.

FULL STORY: http://www.mdslavery.net/bowie/studies.html