- Owen Brown, Columbia, Maryland
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Owen Brown is one of the 10 villages in Columbia, Maryland, USA, incorporated in 1972. Neighborhoods in the village include Dasher Green, Elkhorn, and Hopewell.[1] Owen Brown lies south and east of the Town Center.[2]
The village contains the 37-acre (150,000 m2) lake Lake Elkhorn, with a walking path of two miles (3 km) and picnic pavilion in the 23-acre (93,000 m2) park.[1][3]
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Names
Lake Elkhorn is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River; Elk Horn Farms was also the name of the Dasher farm. Street names come from the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar.[1]
Dasher Green is named for the Dasher family who were large land owners. Street names come from the works of John Greenleaf Whittier.[1]
Hopewell is named for the land grant, Laswell's Hopewell, patented to Thomas Davis Sr. in 1728. The street names come from the works of Vachel Lindsay.[1]
Services
An athletic facility, The Supreme Sports Club, is located in the village.[4] There are also tennis courts and a tennis "bubble."[5]
The East Columbia branch of the Howard County Library is located in the village.[6]
The village center contains a grocery store and other retail establishments. The Owen Brown Interfaith Center is located near the village center.[7]
Dasher Green and Hopewell each have an outdoor pool.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kellner, Barbara."The Neighborhoods of Owen Brown", columbiamaryland.com, accessed May 30, 2009
- ^ "Map", columbiavillages.org, accessed May 30, 2009
- ^ "Lakes of Columbia, Lake Elkhorn", columbiamaryland.com, accessed May 30, 2009
- ^ "Supreme Sports Club", columbiaassociation.com, accessed April 9, 2010
- ^ "Tennis", columbiaassociation.com, accessed April 9, 2010
- ^ "East Columbia Branch, Library", www.hclibrary.org, accessed May 30, 2009
- ^ "OBI (Owen Brown Interfaith) Center Columbia", obicolumbia.org, accessed May 31, 2009
- ^ "Outdoor Pool", columbiaassociation.net, accessed May 30, 2009
External links
Founders Education Historic Sites Dorsey Hall · WoodlawnPublic Places Villages Dorsey's Search · Harper's Choice · Hickory Ridge · King's Contrivance · Long Reach · Oakland Mills · Owen Brown · River Hill · Town Center · Wilde LakeMunicipalities and communities of Howard County, Maryland County seat: Ellicott City CDPs Columbia | Elkridge | Ellicott City | Jessup‡ | North Laurel | Savage-Guilford
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Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 39°11′16″N 76°50′34″W / 39.18778°N 76.84278°W
Categories:- Columbia, Maryland
- Populated places in Howard County, Maryland
- Planned cities in the United States
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