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State MARYLAND COLUMBIA (regional info) EXTD STAY AM COLUMBIA HAMPTON INN COLUMBIA MD HILTON COLUMBIA HILTON GARDEN INN COLUMBIA Holiday Inn Columbia Homewood Suites by Hilton® Columbia Residence Inn Columbia SHERATON COLUMBIA HOTEL Staybridge Suites Baltimore Studioplus Columbia Gateway Dr Columbia is a census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore and, to a lesser degree, Washington, DC. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not just in terms of economics and engineering. Opened in 1967, Columbia was designed to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design, but also eliminate racial, religious, and income segregation. Today, Columbia has a population of about 100,241. By the early 2000s, the town had acquired many of the characteristics of other contemporary U.S. suburbs, such as increasingly large private homes on large parcels and "big box" retail stores accessible mostly by automobile. Nevertheless, Rouse's ethos remains a strong influence upon the physical and political development of Columbia. read full wikipedia reference about Columbia, Maryland OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN MARYLANDAll available cities in Maryland Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore Bethesda College Park Columbia Edgewood Frederick Gaithersburg Hagerstown Laurel Linthicum Ocean City Rockville Salisbury Silver Spring Towson |
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