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Moving - Montgomery County, Maryland

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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.