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A Brief History of Berwyn Heights, Maryland

The Town of Berwyn Heights officially came into being on April 2, 1896 by act of the Maryland General Assembly passed on that date: The charter specified the corporate limits of the Town to "include all and the same land contained Graves' subdivision of the tract of, land heretofore known, as Charlton Heights, as shown by the plat of said subdivision recorded among the land records of said Prince George's County (Liber J.W.B. No. 10, Folio 309)." A search of land records at Upper Marlboro reveals that the plat is missing; however microfilm of the original plat is on file at the Park and Planning Commission office.

By virtue of the official Charter,, Berwyn Heights became the seventh incorporated municipality in Prince George's County having been preceded only by Marlboro, Bladensburg, Piscataway, Hyattsville, Laurel and Bowie. Piscataway has long since ceased to function as a muncipality.

The Charter of 214 sections called for the election of three commissioners to serve for one year without pay to administer the affairs of the Town. They were authorized to appoint a Town Clerk to keep appropriate records and a Bailiff to preserve peace and order in the Town. The Commissioners were authorized to levy taxes on all real and personal property but not to exceed ten cents on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation. They were restrained from expending or contracting to expend more in any one year than they received from taxes and other sources for that year.

The Charter specified that an election of commissioners was to be held on the first Monday in May in the year. Dr. Adelbert H. Lee, Archie Thompson and Elijah G. Gate were named as judges of the election. Yet for reasons unknown, there is no record that an election of commissioners was ever held or that any other provisions of the Charter were ever carried out. Thus the official establishment of the Town did not become a functioning reality until 28 years later.