Hawlings River Explained
Hawlings River is a 12.9adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Patuxent River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The watershed covers an area of about . The waterway was originally called Holland's River.[2] The headwaters of the river originate in the area north of Laytonsville, and the river flows southeast, entering the Patuxent about below the Triadelphia Reservoir. Portions of Hawlings River flow through Rachel Carson Conservation Park and Hawlings River Stream Valley Park. Tributaries of the Hawlings River include Mount Zion Tributary, Reddy Branch, Olney Mill Tributary, Gregg Tributary, and James Creek. The river and its tributaries total about of streams.[3]
Before 1769 local residents petitioned the colonial government to build a chapel on the river.[4]
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Notes and References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- Web site: Landgate/Holland Farm. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083746/https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2023-81.pdf. February 2, 2017. June 14, 2020. Maryland Historical Trust.
- Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP). Rockville, MD. December 2003. Hawlings River Watershed Restoration Action Plan.
- A PETITION, UNDATED,. BUT APPARENTLY OF THISPERIOD, SIGNED BY THE VESTRY AND SUNDRY INHABITANTSOF PRINCE GEORGE'S PARISH, PRAYING FOR THE PASSAGEOF AN ACT FOR THE ERECTION OF A CHAPEL ON RAWLINGSRlVER, A BRANCH OF THE PATUXENT. Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1758-1761Volume 56, Page 506. MSS.Archivesof Md.Black BookNo. 10Letter 107Hall ofRecords Archives of Maryland Online. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
