State Maryland Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Friday 9:19 PM | County Prince George's GNIS feature ID 597222 | |
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Country United States of America Weather 0°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 47% Humidity | ||
Cheltenham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, in southern Maryland, United States, adjacent to U.S. Highway 301.
Map of Cheltenham, MD, USA
Baltimore merchant, banker, and philanthropist Enoch Pratt (1808-1896) established the city's Enoch Pratt Free Library in 1882-1886 (the country's first circulating public library system), the Southern Maryland Farmers Market, and the Maryland Veterans Cemetery. Pratt founded The juvenile correctional facility in Cheltenham as a "House of Reformation for Colored Children" in the 1890s on his former farm property.
Nearby is the Marlton housing development.
It is named after Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in England.
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