Foxhill Park

Foxhill Park
Type	Urban park
Location	5001 Collington Road, Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates	38.959993°N 76.747947°W / 38.959993; -76.747947
Operated by	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Open	All year

Foxhill Park is a 45-acre park in Bowie, Maryland, operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.^[1] It is adjacent to the Belair Mansion.

Woodward Pond

Woodward Pond
Woodward Pond
Location	Bowie, Maryland[2]
Coordinates	38.9618880°N 76.7483909°W / 38.9618880; -76.7483909[2]
Type	Reservoir[2]
Surface elevation	128 feet (39 m)[2]

The park includes Woodward Pond, a man-made pond, also referred to as Foxhill Lake.^[3] It is formed by the damming of an east–west flowing tributary of Collington Branch.^[3]

Foxhill Park Bridge

Foxhill Park Bridge is an historic bridge over Woodward Pond and is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C.^[3] The bridge is a five-span arch bridge made of concrete and faced with sandstone.^[3]

Official historians believe the bridge most likely carried a private road or path to the Belair Mansion, the large estate which until 1958 contained the pond and the land that is now Foxhill Park.^[3] Architectural evidence suggests that the bridge was built circa 1920.^[3]

See also

• Belair Mansion
• Allen Pond Park

References

1. "Other Local Parks". City of Bowie. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodward Pond
3. Blair, Melissa (30 October 2009). "Determination of Eligibility Form" (PDF). Maryland State Archives. Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved 5 May 2015.