Piney Point

History

The scenic environment of Piney Point continues to be the summer getaway of many Washington D.C. notables. Named after the long-leaf yellow and loblolly pines lining the shores of the Potomac River, the Point provided a nature retreat for Presidents James Monroe, Franklin Pierce and Teddy Roosevelt. A number of other Capital figures such as Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster were frequent visitors to the Piney Point Hotel, which was shut down after a hurricane in 1933. In the early 1940s Piney Point was also home to the U.S. Navy Torpedo Test Range. The Navy base was situated on the property, which is now the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training. The small cottage-type homes located across from the maritime school were originally housing for Navy enlisted men and their families. The two-story homes along Stark Drive served as housing for Navy officers. The Navy base included a hospital, bowling alley, motor pool, and ships' dock. Many of the unmarried Navy members lived on large ships anchored in St. George Creek.

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Largest nearby schools

• Leonardtown High
  High · Leonardtown · 2,039 students · 22.7:1 ratio
• Great Mills High
  High · Great Mills · 1,779 students · 19.5:1 ratio
• Spring Ridge Middle
  Middle · Lexington Park · 987 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Leonardtown Middle
  Middle · Leonardtown · 969 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Chesapeake Charter School
  Elementary · Lexington Park · 519 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• George Washington Carver Elementary
  Elementary · Great Mills · 518 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Park Hall Elementary
  Elementary · Park Hall · 501 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Piney Point Elementary
  Elementary · Tall Timbers · 453 students · 18.1:1 ratio