Town in Maryland, U.S.
Cottage City
Cottage City, officially the Town of Cottage City, is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,335. Cottage City is a small, quiet community lying between Eastern Avenue, Brentwood, Colmar Manor, and the Anacostia River. Cottage City was developed, beginning in 1870, under the name of "The Highlands". The area was incorporated in 1924 as Cottage City.
How locals move
Getting around Cottage City the local way
- Get inincluding stops in South Bend, Elkhart, Waterloo, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland, Alliance, Pittsburgh, Connellsville, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, and Rockville.
- Get inMARC also provides service on the Brunswick line towards western Maryland through the suburbs of Silver Spring, Kensington, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Germantown, on the way out to Frederick and on to Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, West Virginia on Monday through Friday.
- Get aroundFor an ambitious all-day ride, try branching north at Leesburg, crossing the Potomac River on White's Ferry (inactive as of Nov 2024), and riding on the C&O Canal towpath to return to D.C.
- Get aroundPedicabs (tricycle rickshaws), commonly found on the National Mall, are regulated, insured, and offer tours or pre-arranged rides.
- Go nextFrom spring to fall, you can take a water taxi from the Inner Harbor to historic Fort McHenry.
- Go nextEastern Shore (Maryland) is a great place to charter a boat for the day or eat Maryland's famous crabs.
- Go nextHarpers Ferry is about an hour's drive, just west of Frederick.
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