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Montgomery County, Maryland was founded in 1776

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Montgomery County, Maryland was founded in 1776

 

Montgomery County, Maryland was founded in 1776 when Thomas S. Wootton thought of dividing Frederick County into three smaller counties (Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington counties).

In 1798 an act was passed to divide the county into five election districts and in 1799 commissioners were appointed who marked out the divisions forming the five original districts.

This landowner map, by Martenet and Bond (1865), shows the districts:

Berry

Clarksburg

Cracklin

Medley

Rockville

 

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

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Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I love old maps like the one pictured.  Recently, I had the opportunity to view a map that provided the boundaries of several town within Sacramento County.  However, when I look at Sacramento now, it's difficult to tell where one leaves off and another begins.  When I was a kid, you could easily find the borders.

Nov 09, 2019 01:14 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good afternoon Roy Kelley - that founding year for Montgomery County MD is a date that is easy to remember.

Nov 09, 2019 01:56 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Roy, Montgomery County is so big and can see why it was divided.

Nov 09, 2019 04:22 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Roy... Charlotte is such a "new" city in terms of its explosive growth in the past 30 years, it's easy to forget that our Mecklenburg County was found in 1762 and Charlote in 1768. Like Montgomery County, we've been around since before there was an "official" United States of America.

Nov 10, 2019 06:38 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Your feedback is always welcome and is very much appreciated.

Nov 10, 2019 07:52 AM
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