College Park Maryland
"Home of the College Park Lions"
You will find a wealth of friendliness, history and fun in College Park, Maryland. Founded over 150 years ago, College Park still celebrates its small town heritage. Home of the flagship campus of the University of Maryland and just minutes from our nation’s capital, Baltimore's resurgent inner harbor, and Maryland's state capital in scenic Annapolis, College Park is an ideal place to live, work and play.
Collge Park's well-balanced economic base arises from a combination of federal, state, and private employers. College Park is home to the American Center for Physics, Commerce Bank and Stone Industral. It also is the site of the Washington Post Plant and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building. The College Park Metro Station brings the businesses and cultural landmarks of Washington, DC within easy reach of its residents.
Residents and University clientele create a demand for the necessary and the unusual. The College Park business community offers a unique variety of shops and services seldom found elsewhere.
College Park has a long and cherished history and is site of the world's oldest continuously operating airport where many "first" events in aviation took place. Over the years the College Park Lions have distributed trading pins commemorating these events. College Park also has the Rossborough Inn. In the 1800's the Inn served as the first stage stop after leaving Washington DC, and was visited by several distinguished travelers, such as George Washington.
We invite you to visit College Park and while in the area, attend a College Park Lions Club Meeting.
College Park Airport
"The Cradle of Aviation"
The Airport at College Park, has witnessed aviation from its simple beginnings through its growing years and on to the perfection of modern day aircraft. Among the firsts that took place at College Park Airport are:
In 1909:
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first military officers to fly a government aeroplane
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first woman to fly as a passenger in the US
In 1911:
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first military aviation school
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first testing of a bomb dropping device from a plane
In 1912:
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first testing of a machine gun from a plane
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first mile high flight by a military aviator
In 1918-21:
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first US Postal Service Air Mail
In 1924:
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first controlled helicopter flight
in 1927-36:
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development and testing of the first radio navigational aids for flying
Want an enjoyable outing? Visit the College Park Aviation Museum.
