Allen Pond Park
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Bowie, Maryland |
Coordinates | 38°56′5.5″N 76°44′24″W / 38.934861°N 76.74000°W |
Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
Founder | James Allen[2] |
Managed by | City of Bowie, Maryland |
Open | All year |
Allen Pond Park is an 85-acre (340,000 m2) multi-use park, located in and managed by the
Allen Pond
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Prince George's County[4] | |
Coordinates | 38°56′01″N 76°44′23″W / 38.9334803°N 76.7398567°W[4] |
Type | Reservoir[4] |
Primary outflows | Collington Branch |
Surface area | 10 acres (40,000 m2)[5] |
Surface elevation | 112 feet (34 m)[4] |
Allen Pond is a ten-acre man-made lake and the centerpiece of this eponymous park. It drains into Collington Branch.[6]
Bass and crappie are frequently taken from the pond.[7] In 1993, several reports of Piranhas being caught in Allen Pond surfaced, with one reported in excess of 11 inches long.[8]
History
The pond and surrounding area was owned by a farmer, James Allen.[2] He and his family raised cattle and tobacco on the property. Allen established the pond as a fishing attraction and sold access as annual shares for ten dollars.[2] The land including the pond was sold to Levitt & Sons, the developer of Belair at Bowie, in 1965 with Allen making a request that the pond and surrounding area become a park for the community.[2]
The Robert V. Setera Amphitheater was built on the grounds in the late 1960s.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Recreation | Bowie, MD - Official Website".
- ^ a b c d Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, P.C. (May 2010). "Allen Pond Park Master Plan". City of Bowie, Maryland. p. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ a b "City of Bowie – Allen Pond Park". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Pond Park
- ^ "Allen Pond Park".
- ^ "City of Bowie Environmental Infrastructure Action Strategy Plan Staff Findings and Recommendations By Sub-watershed". City of Bowie. p. 38. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ISBN 978-0762744459. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Piranha surfaces in Bowie: Flesh-eater caught in pond". The Baltimore Sun. 13 May 1993. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, P.C. (May 2010). "Allen Pond Park Master Plan". City of Bowie, Maryland. p. 15. Retrieved 8 October 2013.