Waldorf (Maryland)
Charles County
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Waldorf is a place in Charles County of the U.S. state of Maryland and has 22,612 inhabitants ( 2000). The municipal area is 33.1 km ².
Geographical location
Waldorf is located approximately in the center of the formed by the mouth of the Potomac River and the Susquehanna River Peninsula, approximately 30 km south of Washington DC
At the traffic Waldorf is due to its location on the road from Washington to Bowling Green to Richmond (Virginia), the Potomac at La Plata (20 km south of Waldorf ) a good 2 km long bridge crosses (Highway 301) attached. Waldorf also lies on the railway line Washington / Baltimore La Plata. To the east of the village lies the Cedarville State Forest.
History
Before the arrival of Europeans, Indians lived the tribe of Piscataways in the area, their culture is now documented in the Maryland Indian Cultural Center in Waldorf. Charles County was founded in 1658 and after the third Lord Baltimore, Charles Calvert, named. The area is still marked by tobacco, wheat, corn and soybeans; so carries the nearest port at La Plata the name Port Tobacco. From here comes also Thomas Stone, co-signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. During the Civil War the city had been hard hit, with its position near the boundary line between Union and Confederate forces under the military events. In Waldorf Dr. Samuel A. Mudd lived ( the doctor who 1865 the Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth treated an injured leg ), today there is a museum dedicated to the work of this doctor. 1872 was the place a railway connection to the grid of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. The train station ( " depot" ) was given the name " Bean Station ", as the railway line led by " Beantown ". By decision of the General Assembly of Maryland, the place was in 1880 in " Waldorf " renamed in honor of William Waldorf Astor ( 1848-1919 ), the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor ( 1763-1848 ) was the birthplace of Walldorf in the Palatinate. After Waldorf / MD was born on July 29, 1908 " Plumb Valley " in Waseca County, Minnesota, renamed " Waldorf ". In the 1950s and 1960s Waldorf flourished as an amusement center, to the many Washington citizens made excursions; so also flourished in the numerous nightclubs and gambling casinos, also performed here internationally renowned singers and dancers on. Today, Waldorf is primarily a regionally important market place with many retailers. It is significant especially the St. Charles Towne Center.
Waldorf since 2001 twin town of Walldorf in Baden- Württemberg.
Population
61% of the population is White, 32 % African- American origin, 3 % Asian and 3% Hispanic. 31 % of the population is under 18 years old, 5% over 65 years, the average income is $ 24,728 per capita, 4.4% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Education
In Waldorf each about ten private and public elementary schools exist, the largest in the place is the John Hanson Middle School with over a thousand students. In addition, there are two public high schools (approx. 1500 students ) and a private secondary school. The next comprehensive university located in La Plata (College of Southern Maryland). In Waldorf, there is also still the Aaron's Academy of Beauty.
Leisure and Tourism
In Waldorf, there are several motels and hotels. On the northern edge of the town is the Potomac Ridge Golf Course as well as the Robin Dale Golf Club.
Famous people
From Waldorf come Joel Ryan Reuben Madden, Benjamin Levi Madden, Otep Shamaya (real name: Otep Kaleena Lee Agla ), " front woman " and leader of the band OTEP (also called " OT3P " ), William Dean Martin and Paul Anthony Thomas from the band Good Charlotte, as well as the pop and R & B singer Christina Milian.