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operation until 1991. Since that time, the Cheverly-Tuxedo School has functioned as a specialty education center. Another facility shared with Cheverly was the volunteer fire department. The original Tuxedo-Cheverly Fire Station was constructed in 1930, but in 1968 a new station was constructed at 5711 Tuxedo Road. Both stations were originally all volunteer, with assistance from Prince George's County career (paid) firefighters coming later to supplement the volunteers. By 1995 the volunteers had ceased operation and the Tuxedo-Cheverly Fire Company (officially called Company 22) became the first fire station in Prince George's County to be staffed 24/7 by career firefighters. Unfortunately, the station was closed in 2010 with the county citing budget constraints and nearby station overlap. Most personnel and apparatus were transferred to the newly constructed Springdale Fire Station (Company 06) in nearby Springdale, Md. The previous Tuxedo-Cheverly Fire Station building was badly in need of repairs and was subsequently sold to a private buyer.
567: 195: 279:(later the Pennsylvania Railroad) by 1886, according to historic maps. In 1894, a local developer created the area as a railroad suburb of DC and named it Tuxedo, advertising it as "Washington's Prettiest Suburb", with its own train station. Despite aggressive sales, the settlement slowly developed along three blocks adjacent to the rail line. By 1917, the community contained approximately 20 houses, one church, and one school. Tuxedo grew to include two additional blocks and a total of approximately 50 residences and a new school by 1942. 47: 80: 156: 175: 87: 54: 301:
This building is now operated by the New Horizons Supported Services organization, which is dedicated to the personal and employment advancement of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Most of the land in and around Tuxedo has become industrial because of its proximity to
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Tuxedo has remained unincorporated, but shares services with the incorporated town of Cheverly, which was developed in the early 20th century. The second school constructed in Tuxedo was called the Cheverly-Tuxedo School and opened in 1923. This school and another facility in Cheverly remained in
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuxedo, Maryland
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Unincorporated community
Tuxedo, Maryland is located in Maryland
Tuxedo, Maryland is located in the United States
38°55′3″N 76°55′16″W / 38.91750°N 76.92111°W / 38.91750; -76.92111
Country
State
Maryland
County
Prince George's
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
GNIS
unincorporated community
Prince George's County
Maryland
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Town of Cheverly
John Hanson Highway
B&O Railroad line
Baltimore–Washington Parkway
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Cathy Lanier
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuxedo, Maryland


"Community Summary Sheet, Prince George's County"
"Tuxedo Populated Place Profile / Prince George's County, Maryland Data"

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