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Oxon Hill was named for the colonial 18th century manor home of Thomas Addison (which burned in 1895 but was replaced in 1929 by a large 49-room neo-Georgian-style home called "Oxon Hill Manor," standing on a bluff over the Potomac River). The current Manor is now owned by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and is used for cultural activities as well as being rented for weddings and special events (it reopened in Oct. 2007 after repairs). Oxon is an abbreviation for the Latin Oxoniensis, meaning "of Oxford." The area now know as Oxon Hill reminded Addison of the area near Oxford, England.[1] The Revolutionary patriot John Hanson died while visiting the first Manor, and may be buried there in an unmarked grave.

See also

• John Hanson
• Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm

Further reading

• Maryland Historical Magazine, Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1919, p. 397, retrieved 2008-04-15
• Murray, Elizabeth Hesselius (1895), One hundred years ago: or, The life and times of the Rev. Walter Dulany Addison, retrieved 2008-04-15
• Richardson, Hester Dorsey (1913), Side-lights on Maryland History, Williams and Wilkins company, p. 3, retrieved 2008-04-15
• Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915), Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 20, retrieved 2008-04-15

External links

• Oxon Hill Manor
• National Register Listings
• Site Summary: 18PR175 Oxon Hill Manor /Addison Plantation
• John Hanson Marker
• Oxon Hill Manor Foundation Endowment

Category:Prince George's County, Maryland Category:National Register of Historic Places in Maryland