James Mullican was appointed as the first overseer of roads in the Colony of Maryland, appointed in April 1696.[9] In 1715, the court ordered the overseer of Collington Hundreds to construct a road from
St. Barnabas' Church through the plantation owned by James Mullikin to Collington Bridge.[9] An additional segment was ordered at the same time for a road to connect from Collington Bridge to James Ridgeley's cart road at the Patuxent River at Sturgeon's Landing.[9]
The Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Company had a passenger and freight station eponymously named Collington on the Pope's Creek spur of its Southern Maryland Line, 4 miles south of Bowie Station.[11][12] Today, a 5200 foot long railroad siding is all that remains of this stop although the spur is still in use. It is located at mile post 3.0 on the spur[13] just south of where the spur crosses under Maryland Route 450 near Maryland Route 197.[14]
Geology
Collington is known for its fine sandy loam soil on the surface making the area exceptional for agriculture.[15] In the early 20th century almost 85% of the area was under cultivation for corn, wheat and tobacco with the remainder consisting of hardwood forest.[15]
Below the topsoil lies layers of yellowish brown sandy clay and clay down to 48 inches.[15]
↑Hogan, Reverend John F. (1975). Sacred Heart Chapel 1741-1975: A Monograph on the Foundation and the Development of the old Sacred Heart Church - White Marsh.
