Waysons Corner, Maryland

Waysons Corner, Maryland
Unincorporated community
The Patuxent River flows past Waysons Corner
Waysons Corner
Coordinates: 38°48′40″N 76°42′09″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	410 & 443
GNIS feature ID	588941[1]

Waysons Corner is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Upper Marlboro. Waysons Corner is located at the junction of Maryland routes 4 and 408 (Southern Maryland Boulevard), where the former changes names to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Geography

Waysons Corner is five miles west of Lothian but hosts the current "Lothian" post office and is in the current Lothian postal zip code area.

History

In the 1950s, a bingo and slots machine parlor was opened in a warehouse here. When gambling was outlawed in Maryland in the 1960s, the Wayson family kept the bingo business running as Wayson's Bingo in a 750-seat hall.^[2] Las Vegas business magnate Steve Wynn, whose resorts on the Las Vegas Strip include The Mirage, Bellagio, Wynn, Treasure Island and Golden Nugget, got his start in gambling by managing the bingo hall here.^[2]

References

1. "Waysons Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Md. Lawyer and Lobbyist Edward O. Wayson Jr. Dies (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.