Hyattsville

Before Europeans reached the area, the area was the home of the Nacotchtank people. Because of diseases and violence from Europeans, the Nacotchtank moved away and joined other nearby Native American tribes. Hyattsville was founded by Christopher Clark Hyatt, who purchased the land in 1845. Hyatt named the area after himself. The City of Hyattsville was incorporated on April 7, 1886. Victorian homes were built in the late 1880s. Sears bungalows and arts-and-crafts style homes were from the late 1910s through the early 1940s. Hyattsville has 21 historic sites according to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Hyattsville is just south of East-West Highway (MD-410) on US-1 south of College Park and the Beltway (I-495), and just west of the B-W Pkwy (MD-295). Metrorail Green Line stops at West Hyattsville and Hyattsville Crossing, which are both 1.5 miles from downtown Hyattsville. The Hyattsville Crossing station is at The Mall at Prince Georges. MARC Camden Line, a commuter train, stops at Riverdale, 1 mile from Hyattsville. 81-86 runs through Hyattsville, operating along US-1 between College Park and Washington D.C. The Anacostia Tributary Trail System, which includes the Northeast Branch Trail and the Northwest Branch Trail (both along branches of the Anacostia River), runs through Hyattsville, allowing cyclists access from Silver Spring and Greenbelt....