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To inform you Lake Arbor, MD, here is a brief history you can read that will give you a glimpse into the past of the community.

A Brief History of Lake Arbor, Maryland

Lake Overlook Drive between Water Port Court and Lake Overlook Place, Lake Arbor, MD 20721

HISTORY
From the 1600's to the mid-1800's, large tobacco plantations dominated the economic and social life of Prince George's County. One of the most prominent plantations in the county was Northampton. Today, all that remains of Northampton are the ruins of the main plantation house, outbuildings, and two slave quarters.

In 1673, Charles Calvert, Esq., the third Lord Baltimore, granted Northampton Plantation, a 1000-acre tract of land, to Thomas Sprigg. Northampton was the home of the Sprigg Family and their slaves and servants for nearly 200 years. In 1865, Dr. John Contee Fairfax (Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron) purchased Northampton, which served as a working farm until the 1950's.

For almost 300 years, African-Americans lived and worked at the Northampton Plantation. Archaeological excavations, historic documents, and oral histories provide information and knowledge about the past lives of slaves and tenant farmers at Northampton.