Owen Brown, Columbia, Maryland
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Owen Brown is one of the 10 villages in Columbia, Maryland
, USA, incorporated in 1972. Neighborhoods in the village include Dasher Green, Elkhorn, and Hopewell. Owen Brown lies south and east of the Town Center.
The village contains the 37 acres (149,733.8 m²) lake Lake Elkhorn
, with a walking path of two miles (3 km) and picnic pavilion in the 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) park.
is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River; Elk Horn Farms was also the name of the Dasher farm. Street names come from the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar
.
Dasher Green is named for the Dasher family who were large land owners. Street names come from the works of John Greenleaf Whittier
.
Hopewell is named for the land grant, Laswell's Hopewell, patented to Thomas Davis Sr. in 1728. The street names come from the works of Vachel Lindsay
.
The East Columbia branch of the Howard County Library is located in the village.
The village center contains a grocery store and other retail establishments. The Owen Brown Interfaith Center is located near the village center.
Dasher Green and Hopewell each have an outdoor pool.
Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
, USA, incorporated in 1972. Neighborhoods in the village include Dasher Green, Elkhorn, and Hopewell. Owen Brown lies south and east of the Town Center.
The village contains the 37 acres (149,733.8 m²) lake Lake Elkhorn
Lake Elkhorn
Lake Elkhorn is a reservoir located in the Owen Brown area of Columbia, Maryland. It is surrounded by a park and townhouses. The lake, which was built in 1974, is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River. It is Columbia's third and largest lake. Its main features are a small dam...
, with a walking path of two miles (3 km) and picnic pavilion in the 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) park.
Names
Lake ElkhornLake Elkhorn
Lake Elkhorn is a reservoir located in the Owen Brown area of Columbia, Maryland. It is surrounded by a park and townhouses. The lake, which was built in 1974, is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River. It is Columbia's third and largest lake. Its main features are a small dam...
is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River; Elk Horn Farms was also the name of the Dasher farm. Street names come from the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar was a seminal African American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 "Ode to Ethiopia", one poem in the collection Lyrics of Lowly Life....
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Dasher Green is named for the Dasher family who were large land owners. Street names come from the works of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets...
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Hopewell is named for the land grant, Laswell's Hopewell, patented to Thomas Davis Sr. in 1728. The street names come from the works of Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was an American poet. He is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted...
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Services
An athletic facility, The Supreme Sports Club, is located in the village. There are also tennis courts and a tennis "bubble."The East Columbia branch of the Howard County Library is located in the village.
The village center contains a grocery store and other retail establishments. The Owen Brown Interfaith Center is located near the village center.
Dasher Green and Hopewell each have an outdoor pool.