Owen Brown is one of the 10 villages in Columbia, Maryland, USA, incorporated in 1972. Neighborhoods in the village include Dasher Green, Elkhorn, and Hopewell.

The village contains the 37 acre lake Lake Elkhorn, with a walking path of two miles (3 km) and picnic pavilion in the 23 acre park. An athletic facility, The Supreme Sports Club, is located in the village, along with the East Columbia branch of the Howard County library.

What Makes Owen Brown Unique?

• Lake Elkhorn - is named for the Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River; Elk Horn Farms was also the name of the Dasher farm. Street names come from the works of Paul Dunbar.  
• Dasher Green is named for the Dasher family who were large land owners. Street names come from the works of John Greenleaf Whittier.
• Hopewell is named for the land grant, Laswell's Hopewell, patented to Thomas Davis Sr. in 1728. The street names come from the works of Vachel Lindsay.

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