City of Bowie Press Release on Change in Fireworks Venue
For more information:Matt Corley, Special Events Coordinator301-809-3078 or email mcorley@cityofbowie.orgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2013Bowie’s Fourth of July Celebration will be at Prince George’s...
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James T. Woodward, Belair Mansion Owner, Dies after a Short Illness
April 10, 1910 (103 years ago today): James T. Woodward, owner of the Belair Mansion, died after a short illness. He left the majority of his estate, including the Belair property, to his nephew,...
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Collington Station Burglary Alert
The City of Bowie issued the following burglary alert for the Collington Station neighborhood in Bowie. John K. NeskyChief of Police April 2013The Bowie Police Department recently had three burglaries...
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Levitt Transfers Title to Belair Bath & Tennis
May 23, 1963 (50 years ago today): The title to a seven-acre property near the Belair Mansion was transferred from Levitt & Sons to the Belair Bath & Tennis Club. Property transferred included...
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Automated Telephone Exchange Goes Live in Bowie
May 26, 1938 (75 years ago today): The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company activated Bowie's first telephone dial system. The switching equipment was housed in this building at 13108 11th Street...
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Bowie Baysox Play their First Game at Prince George's Stadium
June 16, 1994 (19 years ago today): The Bowie Baysox played their first game at Prince George's Stadium. Memorial Stadium in Baltimore was the home field for the Baysox during their 1993 inaugural...
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Ground Breaking for the Bowie Race Track
June 24, 1914 (99 years ago today): The Southern Maryland Agricultural Association broke ground on Prince George's Park - the horse racing venue that would eventually be known as the Bowie Race Track....
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Piranha Caught at Foxhill Lake
July 5, 1974 (39 years ago today): Norman Albertson caught a Piranha while fishing in Foxhill Lake. Blaine Griffith, a conservation specialist with the Mount Calvert Regional Park, identified the...
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Local Band, Cory Drive, Performing Saturday at Town Green Park in Old Bowie
Cory Drive performs at the 9:30 Club in D.C., February, 2013Cory Drive, an energetic group of young musicians with Bowie roots, will be performing a free outdoor concert on Saturday, July 13th from...
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Ghost at the Belair Mansion?
I received the first edition of a new magazine called Bowie Life in the mail last Saturday. It's published by a company called Hibu, an international organization that also owns YellowBook USA. I...
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Renowned Thoroughbred Horse Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Born
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (left) and William Woodward, SrJuly 23, 1874 (139 years ago today): Renowned thoroughbred horse trainer James Edward Fitzsimmons (Sunny Jim) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He...
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Man Drowns on the Belair Estate
Foxhill Lake, 1974 (photo by Arnie Miles)July 26, 1912 (101 years ago today): Twenty-one-year-old Charles Gentile drowned in the pond that is now known as Foxhill Lake. According to "Belair from the...
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Bank of Bowie Opens
The J. Guy Bell House in Old Bowie, former home to the Bank of BowieJuly 28, 1920 (93 years ago today): The Bank of Bowie opened in the two front rooms of a home at the corner of Chestnut Avenue and...
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Walmart Supercenter Proposed for Bowie
Walmart is moving forward with a proposal to build a new 186,000 square foot "supercenter" in the future Mill Branch Crossing shopping center in Bowie. The proposed store would feature a full service...
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Two Bowie Boys Dribble into Record Books
David Price and Richard PranschkeAugust 9, 1974 (39 years ago today): Two Bowie teens broke a world record after dribbling a basketball for nearly four full days. According to the Bowie Blade,...
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Bowie Museum Acquires Portrait of Former Belair Resident Catherine Ogle Goodrich
Portrait of Catherine Ogle Goodrich acquired by City of BowieA portrait of an Ogle family member who lived at Belair was recently purchased by the City of Bowie. Read more in this article by Pam...
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Bowie in the American Revolutionary War
Most people know that George Washington crossed the Delaware River, but who marched down Route 450 (or what would eventually become Route 450 in Bowie) during the American Revolutionary War? It was...
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Protesters Arrested at Levitt & Sons Model Homes
The Levitt Manor House on Sussex LaneSeptember 14, 1963 (50 years ago today): Eight people were arrested inside the the Levitt & Sons sales office on Sussex Lane after participating in a sit-in to...
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The First Edition of the Bowie Blade is Published
October 19, 1967 (46 years ago today): The first edition of the Bowie Blade was published. The headline near the top of page one was, "Belair's NEWS Newspaper Begins Publication," and Editor Bob Reid...
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"Greaser Gang" Attacks Seven Youths at Bowie High
Bowie High School, 1973 (photo by Arnie Miles)October 25, 1968 (45 years ago today): Seven Bowie teenagers were beaten by a Lanham/Seabrook area "Greaser" gang while waiting for rides outside Bowie...
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