Montgomery History has posted an interactive timeline tracing the 250-year history of the county in advance of our upcoming milestone anniversary in the summer of this year.
From its early founding in 1776 by Thomas Spriggs Wootton to the restoration of the Scotland A.M.E. Zion church in 2025, the timeline offers insights into 175 events that has shaped Montgomery County over these 250 years.
Hop on White’s Ferry (1786), stop at the 1842 discovery of Silver Spring to find out where it got its name, or check out the Typhoid Fever epidemic in Rockville (1913).
The timeline marks all the important recent dates, as well—from the completion of the Capital Beltway (1964) to the establishment of the Metrorail system (1978) and the election of Ike Leggett, the county’s first African-American County Executive (2006).
The proper name for the anniversary marking 250 years is semi-quincentennial. Montgomery County’s official anniversary is Sept. 6.
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