Thank you to everyone who played our "! It was a very close contest. But the winner is.... Sheila Padgett! Congratulations Sheila!!
Here are the correct answers...
- In what section of Bowie did Kathie Lee Gifford reside?
According to our distinguished panel of amateur Levitt Bowie historians, TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford first lived in the Somerset section and later moved to Buckingham. - Frank Wilson defeated this person for mayor by just one vote in 1964. Name Wilson's opponent.
Wilson defeated opponent Vincent B. Burns by one vote. - What was the name of Bowie’s first newspaper?
Bowie’s first newspaper was The Bowie Post-Times. - Who were Bowie’s first county councilmen? (Hint: there were two)
Bowie’s first two county councilman were Frank Francois and Sam Bogley. Both were elected as county commissioners. When the Prince George’s County charter was adopted in 1970, Bogley and Francois were grandfathered in as members of the new Prince George’s County Council. - Name two early restaurants in Bowie.
The two early restaurants we were looking for were the Bowie Inn and the Railroad Inn. Both establishments predated the Levitt development. - Where was the closest place you could legally gamble during the early Levitt years?
Gambling was legal in Anne Arundel County when the first Levitt residents moved in. Thus, the closest place to legally gamble was at the Pigeon House in Crofton (most recently Jasper’s). - Who was the first principal of Bowie High School?
Our esteemed panel says Armand Biscontini. - Where was an annual Oktoberfest held in the early Levitt years?
The Bowie Race Track.
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