White Plains, Maryland
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| Coordinates: 38°35′22″N 76°56′15″W / 38.58944°N 76.9375°WCoordinates: 38°35′22″N 76°56′15″W / 38.58944°N 76.9375°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
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White Plains is an unincorporated community located in Charles County, Maryland, in the United States, just south of Waldorf. It is located at latitude 38°35'25" North; longitude 76°56'26" West. The United States Postal Service has assigned White Plains the ZIP Code 20695. While the commercial portion of White Plains lies along U.S. Route 301, the largest concentration of residences with the White Plains mailing address is actually six to seven miles to the west in developments located near Billingsley Road (see the article Bryans Road, Maryland).[citation needed] The area is experiencing population sprawl from the adjacent unincorporated communities of Waldorf and St. Charles, features new office parks and a scenic new rail trail <http://www.traillink.com/trail/indian-head-rail-trail.aspx>. The Charles County Department of Health is headquartered in White Plains, and a a public golf course is also located there. Plans to complete an east-west connector road in the area were mired in controversy because of alleged adverse effects on the environment.
The historic home Spye Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
[edit] Popular culture
In September 2009 there were unsubstantiated reports of a chupacabra living in White Plains. A man who speaks fluent Spanish, but little English, went to the County Sheriff's Department to report that he had seen something bizarre the previous month in the White Plains area. "A brownish type animal that he described as a chupacabra, which is a mythical animal in the Spanish culture."[2] Unconfirmed reports pointed to several that were missing in the area. The witness described the chupacabra as brownish and "monkey-like", standing about 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m) tall with long, gangly arms. The man also alleged that the animal ran into the woods as he approached it.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Man spots strange creature in White Plains
- ^ Mythical Southwestern beast? Mere monkey? Police searching for clues
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