5617 Seminole St, College Park, MD 20740

This house is one of the early house in the town, built c. 1890. Neighborhood Description Incorporated in 1896, the Town of Berwyn Heights is the sixth oldest municipality in Prince George's County, Maryland. Our nearly 3,000 residents live in 1,050 single family homes on 0.65 square miles nestled between the cities of Greenbelt and College Park. With Washington, DC, less than 10 miles away, we truly are the small town in the big city. The land on which Berwyn Heights is located was home to native Indians as far back as 8,000 years ago. In 1608, Algonquian-speaking groups, which were part of a chiefdom called the Conoys, inhabited the river and creek areas of the Potomac River. The Conoys of the Indian Creek area were the Nacotchtanks (Anacostanks.) Dennis Webb, a Berwyn Heights resident, identified one of the largest American Indian sites on the East Coast, on Indian Creek. The state government holds thousands of artifacts from the site. Artifacts from these people continue to be found in yards and gardens throughout Berwyn Heights. The Town of Berwyn Heights maintains its own Police Department, Department of Public Works, and Administrative Offices with a postal substation. Our Town also has a Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Community Center, and Berwyn Heights Elementary School. A number of parks and recreational areas are at our fingertips, notably Lake Artemesia, the Indian Creek bike path, Greenbelt Park as well as a Sports Park and two playgrounds. Each spring, the community celebrates Berwyn Heights Days and other events throughout the year. For more information log onto www.berwyn-heights.com