Editing Bowie, Maryland (section)

====Belair Estate====
The original Belair Estate contains the [[Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Belair Mansion]] (circa 1745), the five-part Georgian plantation house of Governor [[Samuel Ogle]] and his son Governor [[Benjamin Ogle]]. It was purchased in 1898 by the wealthy banker [[James T. Woodward]] who, on his passing in 1910, left it to his nephew, [[William Woodward Sr.]], who became a famous horseman. Restored to reflect its 250-year-old legacy, the Mansion is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

[[Belair Stable Museum|Belair Stable]], on the Estate, was part of the famous [[Belair Stud]], one of the premier [[Thoroughbred horse racing|racing stables]] in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s.<ref name="Hahn 2013 h166">{{cite web | last=Hahn | first=Fritz | title=Ride into Kentucky Derby history at Belair Stable Museum in Bowie | website=Washington Post | date=May 2, 2013 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/ride-into-kentucky-derby-history-at-belair-stable-museum-in-bowie/2013/05/02/e7810ba6-a911-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html | access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Owned and operated by [[William Woodward Sr.]] (1876–1953), it closed in 1957 following the death of his son, [[William Woodward Jr.|Billy Woodward]]. Belair had been the oldest continually operating racing horse farm in the country.<ref name="Morvay 2005 o039">{{cite web | last=Morvay | first=Joanne E. | title=Bowie's rural roots offer visitors a peek into the area's past | website=Baltimore Sun | date=January 6, 2005 | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2005/01/06/bowies-rural-roots-offer-visitors-a-peek-into-the-areas-past/ | access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>