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Pomonkey is named for the [[Pamunkey|Pamunkey tribe]] of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] that lived in the area. The Brent family owned much of the land from before the [[American Revolutionary War]], asserting their claims after Giles Brent married princess [[Mary Kittamaquund]] in the 17th century. [[Robert Brent]] (1764-1819) became the first mayor of Washington, D.C. (and freed his slaves in his will).<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies">{{cite book |last1=Richardson |first1=Hester |title=Side-lights on Maryland history, with sketches of early Maryland families |date=1913 |publisher=Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins company |url=https://archive.org/details/sidelightsonmar00richgoog/page/n11/mode/2up |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> |
Pomonkey is named for the [[Pamunkey|Pamunkey tribe]] of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] that lived in the area. The Brent family owned much of the land from before the [[American Revolutionary War]], asserting their claims after Giles Brent married princess [[Mary Kittamaquund]] in the 17th century. [[Robert Brent]] (1764-1819) became the first mayor of Washington, D.C. (and freed his slaves in his will).<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies">{{cite book |last1=Richardson |first1=Hester |title=Side-lights on Maryland history, with sketches of early Maryland families |date=1913 |publisher=Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins company |url=https://archive.org/details/sidelightsonmar00richgoog/page/n11/mode/2up |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> |
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In the early 19th century, the village of Bumpy Oak was renamed Pomonkey when it was designated a postal stop.<ref>Bryans Road, Appendix B Appendix B Brief History of Bryans Road</ref> Another Robert Brent (1759-1810) and Dorothy Leigh Brent built a plantation house in this area, which they called Brentfield (which later burned down).<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies" /> Their children included Maryland judge George Brent (1817-1881) and Louisiana's U.S. Representative [[William Leigh Brent]] (1784-1848), one of whose sons became Maryland Attorney General [[Robert James Brent]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series) Robert J. Brent (1811-1872) |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001500/001503/html/01503bio.html |website=Maryland State Archives |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> and another Confederate General [[Joseph Lancaster Brent]].<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies" /><ref>David M. French, The Brent Family; the Carroll Families of Colonial Maryland (Alexandria, Virginia typescript copyright 1981) pp. 85-87</ref><ref name="BrentFamily">{{cite journal |last1=Chilton |first1=W.B. |title=The Brent Family (Continued) |journal=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages= |
In the early 19th century, the village of Bumpy Oak was renamed Pomonkey when it was designated a postal stop.<ref>Bryans Road, Appendix B Appendix B Brief History of Bryans Road</ref> Another Robert Brent (1759-1810) and Dorothy Leigh Brent built a plantation house in this area, which they called Brentfield (which later burned down).<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies" /> Their children included Maryland judge George Brent (1817-1881) and Louisiana's U.S. Representative [[William Leigh Brent]] (1784-1848), one of whose sons became Maryland Attorney General [[Robert James Brent]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series) Robert J. Brent (1811-1872) |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001500/001503/html/01503bio.html |website=Maryland State Archives |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> and another Confederate General [[Joseph Lancaster Brent]].<ref name="MDHistoryEarlyFamilies" /><ref>David M. French, The Brent Family; the Carroll Families of Colonial Maryland (Alexandria, Virginia typescript copyright 1981) pp. 85-87</ref><ref name="BrentFamily">{{cite journal |last1=Chilton |first1=W.B. |title=The Brent Family (Continued) |journal=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=96–97 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4243248?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> |
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The former [[Pomonkey High School]] was one of two black segregated high schools in Charles County until the 1960s, and has a proud alumni association.<ref>{{Cite book |
The former [[Pomonkey High School]] was one of two black segregated high schools in Charles County until the 1960s, and has a proud alumni association.<ref>{{Cite book |
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Pomonkey, Maryland
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Coordinates: 38°36′28″N 77°04′18″W / 38.60778°N 77.07167°W / 38.60778; -77.07167 | |
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Pomonkey is an unincorporated community located in Charles County, Maryland, United States at the crossing of Livingston and Pomfret Roads, one mile (1.6 km) from Bryans Road.[1][2][3][4]
Pomonkey is named for the Pamunkey tribeofNative Americans that lived in the area. The Brent family owned much of the land from before the American Revolutionary War, asserting their claims after Giles Brent married princess Mary Kittamaquund in the 17th century. Robert Brent (1764-1819) became the first mayor of Washington, D.C. (and freed his slaves in his will).[5]
In the early 19th century, the village of Bumpy Oak was renamed Pomonkey when it was designated a postal stop.[6] Another Robert Brent (1759-1810) and Dorothy Leigh Brent built a plantation house in this area, which they called Brentfield (which later burned down).[5] Their children included Maryland judge George Brent (1817-1881) and Louisiana's U.S. Representative William Leigh Brent (1784-1848), one of whose sons became Maryland Attorney General Robert James Brent[7] and another Confederate General Joseph Lancaster Brent.[5][8][9]
The former Pomonkey High School was one of two black segregated high schools in Charles County until the 1960s, and has a proud alumni association.[10] From 1946 to 1970 the "Pomonkey Spoon Factory" manufactured wooden tools and small items.[11]
For several years, Maryland Airport has planned a 1,300 ft (400 m) expansion, including an energetics (explosives) technical center and business park employing over 3,000 people. However, environmental concerns related to stormwater discharge into Mattawoman Creek delayed those plans.[12] The Naval Research Laboratory has its Free Space Antenna Range on Bumpy Oak Road.[13]
Pomonkey itself is an unincorporated area and not part of a Census Designated Place, so few statistics for Pomonnkey are available. Bryans Road, Maryland is the nearest community to Pomonkey for which data are available.[14] However, the area lies at the meeting of ZIP codes 20616 (Bryans Road), 20640 (Indian Head) and 20646 (La Plata).[15] As of 2000, Election District 7 (named for Pomonkey, but which includes Bryans Road and Indian Head)[1] had a population of 11,859 persons. The racial breakdown was: 59.0% white, 35.8% black, 1.5% American Indian and Alaskan Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Asian Indian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, <0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean, <0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Other Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.5% Other race, 1.8% two or more races.[16]
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