Editing Prince Frederick, Maryland (section)

==Institutions and organizations==
[[File:CalvertHealth_Medical_Center_in_Prince_Frederick,_Maryland_01.jpg|thumb|CalvertHealth Medical Center]]
Prince Frederick has its own volunteer fire department and rescue squad. Prince Frederick is served by one [[hospital]], [[Calvert Memorial Hospital]], which moved into its current facility in 1978.

There is one public [[High school (North America)|high school]] in Prince Frederick, [[Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)|Calvert High School]], with the mascot being the Cavaliers. In 2000, the Cavaliers won the Maryland Division 3A high school football championship. Prince Frederick also has a public middle school and public elementary school.

In 2005, the Calvert County branch of the [[College of Southern Maryland]] opened its new Prince Frederick campus, replacing the earlier campus at [[Port Republic, Maryland|Port Republic]].

Several churches and other religious institutions call Prince Frederick home. These include St. John Vianney [[Catholic]] Church, St. Paul's [[ECUSA|Episcopal]] Church, Trinity [[United Methodist Church]], First [[Baptist]] Church of Calvert County, Full Gospel [[Assembly of God]], and the Southern Maryland [[Islam]]ic Center.

Prince Frederick is Calvert County's main commercial and retail hub, as it contains at least five major shopping centers, numerous chain and independent restaurants, three hotels, and Calvert County's only movie theater.

While many in the Prince Frederick area [[Commuting|commute]] to jobs all over the [[Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area]], there are several small companies based in Prince Frederick itself. On the western side of Prince Frederick, there is a large [[industrial park]] which attracted numerous businesses and places of commerce after offering free land sites. One such business is [[Recorded Books]], L.L.C., the largest independent publisher of unabridged audio books in the world.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}

There are two newspapers circulated in Calvert County - ''The Calvert Recorder'', published every Wednesday and Friday, and ''The Calvert Gazette'', published every Thursday. A third newspaper, ''The Calvert Independent'', went out of business in 2010.

In 2006, the main branch of the Calvert Library moved from its original downtown Prince Frederick location to a new larger facility on Costley Way, named after Russell Costley, a prominent man who was a longtime advocate and trustee of the library.

In June 2010, the Edward T. Hall Aquatics Center opened its doors to the public. The center features an indoor ten-lane, 50-meter pool with a diving well as therapy and leisure pools. Hallowing Point Park is a county-owned recreational area west of Prince Frederick which features tennis courts, athletic fields for [[baseball]], [[softball]], and [[soccer]], and hiking and jogging trails.

Notable places in the Prince Frederick area include [[Battle Creek Cypress Swamp]]—a local nature preserve—and the [[Arthur Storer]] [[Planetarium]], which is located on the grounds of Calvert High School.

The Calvert County Fair is held every fall at the Calvert County Fairgrounds just outside Prince Frederick. The fair moved from its original location in downtown Prince Frederick in 1994.

Located on the southeastern side of town, there is a very large, triangular retention pond at the site of the Prince Frederick [[wastewater]] treatment plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wikimapia.org/83293//|author=Wikimapia.com|title=Wastewater Treatment Plant}}</ref> Final approval for the plant was obtained in December 2000.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.acltweb.org/CurrentNews/Position.cfm//| author=American Chestnut Land Trust| title=Position Statement of the American Chestnut Land Trust Regarding the Proposed Parkers Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The plant's strange UFO-like appearance—approximately {{convert|500|ft}} long per side and location in a secluded and heavily wooded area—in satellite imagery on [[Google Earth]] has evoked the curiosity of many locals, who have nicknamed the site the "Giant Triangle" and speculated on its purpose.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/sevensixfive/sets/72157594482068727/|author=Sevensixfive at Flickr.com|title=Giant Triangle set photos|date=2007-01-15}}</ref>