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Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Rockville

County Seat of Montgomery (formerly part of Frederick) County

 
 
Rockville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 4, 2021
1. Rockville Marker
Inscription.
Made the county seat in 1776
Created a town by act of assembly
1801

Site of Hungerford Tavern where in 1774 resolution of sympathy for Boston was adopted and severance of trade with Great Britain was recommended
 
Erected by State Roads Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political SubdivisionsWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
 
Location. 39° 5′ N, 77° 9.181′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of South Washington Street and West Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28), on the left when traveling north on South Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 99 South Washington Street, Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hungerford Tavern / Susan Russell House (here, next to this marker); Hungerford Tavern (here, next to this marker); Hungerford Tavern Site (a few steps from this marker); Lamar House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hungerford Tavern
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(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Montgomery County Historical Society. (Submitted on January 10, 2006.)
2. Rockville: Portrait of a city. by Eileen S. McGuckian at amazon.com (Submitted on February 25, 2006.) This website may earn income if you use this link to make a purchase on Amazon.com. 
 
Rockville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 4, 2021
2. Rockville Marker
Rockville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 4, 2021
3. Rockville Marker
B&O Railroad Station image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, January 7, 2006
4. B&O Railroad Station
When it was the Rockville train station, this building was the oldest way station on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The station was opened the same year as The Met, in 1873. The building was moved in 1981 to allow construction of the current Rockville intermodal complex. Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation LTD is the organization that got the building relocated rather than demolished. The current rail facility - a few yards away - serves the Metro Red Line, the MARC Brunswick Line and Amtrak's Capitol Limited, as well as WMATA's Metrobus and Montgomery County's Ride-On bus systems. While the building pictured is no longer a train station, it continues to be occupied by offices.
Old Red Brick Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, January 14, 2006
5. Old Red Brick Courthouse
Rockville History image. Click for more information.
Via Rockville, unknown
6. Rockville History
City website entry
Links to three walking tours
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,052 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   4. submitted on March 18, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.   5. submitted on January 18, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.   6. submitted on May 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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