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In 1984, Prince Frederick was named as one of seven "town centers" by Calvert County's government. The town center designation meant while Prince Frederick was still not formally incorporated, special zoning regulations would be enacted and boundaries would be established so new growth would be centered around the existing commercial and residential districts. This was done in order to take advantage of existing infrastructure and discourage poorly planned urban sprawl. Prince Frederick's town center status also meant the creation of special architectural review boards who would encourage theme and unity of new buildings built within the town center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.cal.md.us/assets/Planning_Zoning/Slideshows/March-6-07BOCC-UpdatesToTCMP.pdf|author=Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning|title=Town Center Update|date=March 6, 2007}}</ref>.
On April 28, 2002, an F4 [[April 28, 2002 tornadoTornado|tornado]] cut just south of Prince Frederick, killing one person. The same tornado had previously devastated the downtown business district of [[La Plata, Maryland]] in neighboring [[Charles County, Maryland|Charles County]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/apr28-2002/laplata.htm|author=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)|title=La Plata Tornado - April 28, 2002}}</ref>.
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