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Moving - Montgomery County, Maryland
If you are planning to relocate your
family into or out of Montgomery County, MD, you need a
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In the meantime, enjoy this brief
history of Montgomery County, MD.
A Brief History of Montgomery County,
Maryland
Montgomery County was founded in 1776 by
English, Scottish and Irish settlers, and was named for
General Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary War hero.
Rockville has been the county seat since 1777 and today is
the fourth largest city in Maryland. Historical attractions
in Rockville include the Beall-Dawson House and Stonestreet
Medical Museum, which show what life was like there in the
18th and 19th centuries, and the B&O Railroad Station, a
Victorian commercial structure.
Because it is so close to Washington,
D.C.,there are many government agencies in Montgomery
County. Among them are the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, the National Institutes of Health and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In Bethesda
is the 150-year-old National Library of Medicine, the
largest medical library in the world.
In Montgomery County, visitors can walk
through an Audubon Naturalist Society sanctuary or view the
Great Falls of the Potomac River in the C&O Canal National
Historic Park. Ride the canal on a mule-drawn barge or cross
the Potomac River at White's Ferry on the General Jubal A.
Early, the only ferry remaining on the river.
Glen Echo is famous for its antique
carousel and also as the home of Clara Barton, who founded
the American Red Cross in 1881. The National Capital Trolley
Museum in Wheaton shows electric railway demonstrations and
offers streetcar rides.
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