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Oakland Mills reflects the name of the grist mill located in the area.
STEVEN'S FOREST is named for the land grant of the same name,
patented to Charles Stevens in 1709. The street names are taken from
the works of
F. Scott Fitzgerald,
John Dos Passos,
and Ernest Hemingway.
TALBOTT SPRINGS is derived from the name of the land grant,
Talbott's
Resolution Manor, which bordered the area. The springs presumably
were inspired by the
springs which are in the open space areas of the
neighborhood. Street names are taken from
the works of
Carl Sandburg.
THUNDER HILL reflects the name of the area farm of landowner
Goldsmith. The street names are from the works of Andrew Wyeth.
A favorite street name in Oakland Mills is Forty Winks Way.