Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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1803 Plan of Rockville and Boundary Stone
Lost Rockville - 1801 to 1850
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, January 7, 2006
1. 1803 Plan of Rockville and Boundary Stone Marker
Inscription.
1803 Plan of Rockville and Boundary Stone. Lost Rockville - 1801 to 1850. Rockville began when Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, was established in this area around 1750. It functioned as the seat of lower Frederick County and in 1776 became the seat of Montgomery County when it was created. In 1784, William P. Williams subdivided 45 acres of his land into building lots and called it "Williamsburgh." Fifteen years later, structures had been built on 38 lots. The Williamsburgh plat had legal problems and in November 1801, the Maryland General Assembly directed that the lots be resurveyed and a town erected "to be called Rockville." The town plan was recorded in 1803., This boundary stone, with the letters "B.R." incised, marks the "Beginning of Rockville" shown in the lower right of the plan at the southeast corner of Block I, lot 1. The plan has a grid pattern of six streets, 19 blocks, and a total of 85 lots. The Court House lot fits into the notch on the right border in Block VIII. , For many years, the boundary stone was neglected, half-buried in the weeds of an undeveloped lot. It resurfaced when the Rockville Library was built in the 1950s. It was placed near its original location in 1961 where it serves as an everyday reminder of the modest beginnings of Rockville.
Rockville began when Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, was established in this area around 1750. It functioned as the seat of lower Frederick County and in 1776 became the seat of Montgomery County when it was created. In 1784, William P. Williams subdivided 45 acres of his land into building lots and called it "Williamsburgh." Fifteen years later, structures had been built on 38 lots. The Williamsburgh plat had legal problems and in November 1801, the Maryland General Assembly directed that the lots be resurveyed and a town erected "to be called Rockville." The town plan was recorded in 1803.
This boundary stone, with the letters "B.R." incised, marks the "Beginning of Rockville" shown in the lower right of the plan at the southeast corner of Block I, lot 1. The plan has a grid pattern of six streets, 19 blocks, and a total of 85 lots. The Court House lot fits into the notch on the right border in Block VIII.
For many years, the boundary stone was neglected, half-buried in the weeds of an undeveloped lot. It resurfaced when the Rockville Library was built in the 1950s. It was placed near its original location in 1961 where it serves as an everyday reminder of the modest beginnings of Rockville.
Erected 2001 by City of Rockville, Maryland and The Rockville Historic District
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 4.925′ N, 77° 9.099′ W. Marker was in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker was at the intersection of Vinson Street and Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Vinson Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
sectionhead>More about this marker. One of the "Lost Rockville – 1801 to 1850" series of markers.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 10, 2007
3. BR (Beginning of Rockville)
Detail of the 1803 Plan of Rockville
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 10, 2007
4. Boundary Stone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,740 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:1. submitted on January 11, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 26, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.