Rockville is the county seat for Montgomery County
Clarksburg is in Montgomery County
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Near Western Piedmont Trail, 4.9 miles west of Clarksburg Road, on the left when traveling west.
James “Jim” Wims, who acquired this land in 1919 operated a farm with an orchard on this land. In an effort to provide a local place for his children to play ball, Jim took acrage out of crop production and converted it into the . . . — — Map (db m95723) HM
Near North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) just south of Stringtown Road.
Artifacts from the Site Tell the Story
The Dowden's Ordinary site tells archaeologists use the tools of historical archaeology to uncover rural tavern life in Montgomery County. Historical records indicated when the tavern was built, who . . . — — Map (db m69741) HM
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) south of Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south.
On April 15, 1755 a British seaman wrote in his diary:
On the 15th: Marched at 5 in our way to one
Dowden's, a Publichouse ... and encamped upon
very bad ground on the side of a hill. We got our
tents pitched by dark when the wind shifted . . . — — Map (db m167055) HM
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) just south of Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south.
"This elephant, a female, is ten Years old, 8 feet 6 inches high. Her tusks have been broken off, but are growing again, having lengthened about an inch in the last 3 Months. . . . She takes a whip and cracks it, eats 2 Bushels of corn in [sic] the . . . — — Map (db m50927) HM
Near Hyattstown Mill Road, 0.2 miles east of Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
In operation since 1798, Hyattstown Mill was known for its “fine stone-ground white and yellow cornmeal." Destroyed by fire in 1918, the new mill was quickly rebuilt on the old foundation and remained a crucial local business until the . . . — — Map (db m99498) HM
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) near Stringtown Road.
The Role Of Taverns
In early America, taverns or "ordinaries" offered food and shelter. both for travelers and their horses. The term "ordinary" originally applied to a tavern meal regularly offered at a fixed price, but later designated . . . — — Map (db m144318) HM
This area was named in honor of the large and loud frog population around Little Bennett Creek. Before Kingsley School was built, white children living on nearby. were sent to neighboring community schools. With no bus transportation, students had . . . — — Map (db m95137) HM
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles north of Prescott Road, on the right when traveling north.
During the Civil War, most women attempted to live “normally,” maintaining homes, attending to children, and even taking over traditional male responsibilities on the farm. Yet the war brought severe hardships to most absent family men, limited . . . — — Map (db m90435) HM
