Upper Marlborough Car Rental and Upper Marlboro, MD Overview
CaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaIndianaKentuckyMaryland
Maryland OverviewEaston, MD OverviewGaithersburg, MD OverviewAberdeen, MD OverviewChestertown, MD OverviewAberdeen, MD AccommodationsEaston, MD AccommodationsEaston, MD NightlifeEaston MD, DiningGaithersburg, MD AccommodationsUpper Marlboro, MD AccommodationsUpper Marlboro, MD DiningUpper Marlboro, MD NightlifeUpper Marlboro, MD OverviewMassachusettsMichiganNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinUpper Marlboro is a small town in Maryland. The town itself is very small, with only 648 people in the 2000 census. However, the surrounding area of Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger. When you visit with your Upper Marlboro car rental, you can explore the town and the surrounding area.
Find your home
Upper Marlboro has many rural features, including horse farms that you can visit with your Upper Marlboro car rental. There are many housing developments that are popping up in the area since the town is close to Washington, DC. Highway 301 and Maryland Route 4 intersect here. The town itself features a courthouse, jail, county office building, board of education, country club, lake, and an annual county fair. There is also a large Show Place Arena where the Marlboro racetrack once stood. Today, this is used for events such as hockey games, circuses, rodeos, conventions, trade shows, and other events. The town is popular because it is close to Andrews Air Force Base and the Federal Census Bureau.
Find your place in history
The area of Upper Marlboro was first settled around 1695 and was named after the first Duke of Marlborough. What was to become the town was made up of several estates. The Buck House was built between 1694 and 1712, and it can still be found across the street from the County Administration Building with your Upper Marlboro car rental. This home may have been the birthplace of Daniel Carroll, a signer of the US Constitution, and his brother John Carroll, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in America. This is the oldest building still standing in the town and possibly the entire county. The town was once important for tobacco trade because the farms in the area grew much of this crop. It is interesting to learn that the town changed its name from "Upper Marlborough" to "Upper Marlboro" in the late 1800s because a postal clerk felt the extra letters didn't fit properly on the rubber stamps used at the time. The name stuck and when you visit now with your Upper Marlboro car rental, this is what you will find.
Avoid going to jail
The courthouse has been an important part of the town since it was established. Since it was built in 1721, it has undergone many changes. When you visit with your Upper Marlboro car rental you will not find the original courthouse. It was rebuilt on the same site between 1798 and 1801 and again in the 1880s. In 1939, there was a substantial expansion and the columns were added. When you visit with your Upper Marlboro car rental you may notice that it has the look of a Georgian university campus building. It was renovated in 2003, but there was a fire in 2007. The blaze was contained and the renovations will be finished before the end of 2008.
