101 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Stonestreet Medical Museum — Conflicting Loyalties — Reported damaged

Of the four presidential candidates in 1860, Abraham Lincoln received only 50 of Montgomery County's 2429 votes. Some of Rockville's 365 residents surrendered government jobs in Washington, refusing to sign the Oath of Loyalty, rather than face . . . — — Map (db m102181) HM

102 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — The Bell Tower Building — Rockville - Founded 1801 —

The Bell Tower Building, formerly the Rockville Christian Church, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. In . . . — — Map (db m155023) HM

103 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — The Bingham-Brewer House — Lost Rockville - 1801 to 1850 —

This two-story Federal structure is significant for its architecture and for its personal associations. The house is one of only two pre-1830 brick structures still intact in Rockville. The front section is 24-feet high and 24-feet wide. It . . . — — Map (db m226) HM

104 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — The Confederate Monument — Reported permanently removed

To Our Heroes of Montgomery Co. Maryland That We Through Life May Not Forget to Love The Thin Gray Line Erected A.D. 1913 1861 CSA 1865 — — Map (db m106402) WM

105 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — The Prettyman House — Lost Rockville - 1801 to 1850 — Reported permanently removed

This house was built on a 13.5-acre lot on the outskirts of Rockville in 1842. A stone marking the southwest corner of the original 1803 Rockville Plan is between this house and the adjacent Rockville Academy grounds. Matilda Holland, widow of . . . — — Map (db m74) HM

106 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Typhoid in Rockville —

During the 1913-1914 holiday season, 28 cases of typhoid fever were reported in Rockville and three people died. The new U.S. Public Health Service investigated, and identified the town's water system as the problem. Contaminated ground water . . . — — Map (db m108254) HM

107 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Williams-Wilson House — circa 1780 — Rockville's Oldest Building —

In 1863, General J.E.B. Stuart captured the house's then owner, John H. Higgins, and several other known Union sympathizers, who were hiding in the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church. — — Map (db m174792) HM

108 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Witness to History — Montgomery County Courthouse —

The Montgomery County Courthouse that stood here from 1840 to 1891 witnessed the turbulent antebellum and Civil War years in Rockville. It was the setting for legal transactions involving both the selling and emancipation of enslaved individuals. . . . — — Map (db m202643) HM

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109 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Wootton's Mill — Rockville's History in Your Own Backyard —

You are standing on the tract of land where Wootton's Mill once stood near Watts Branch stream. The gristmill was constructed and began operations in 1821. The saw and gristmill was powered by an overshot wheel, in which the weight of water . . . — — Map (db m108378) HM

110 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville, Aspen Hill — Veirs Mill —

Veirs Mill was built by Samuel Clark Veirs in 1838. It was operated by Veirs and Co., or Veirs and Bros., for 89 years. Known by many as Rock Creek Mills, it drew customers from Rockville and Mitchel's Crossroads (now Wheaton), through a route that . . . — — Map (db m78) HM

111 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville, Norbeck — Norbeck Rosenwald School —

“County-funded elementary education for African American children did not exist until 1872. Until then, small black enclaves, like Mount Pleasant, pulled community resources to establish schools. A significant boost in financial assistance came in . . . — — Map (db m151280) HM

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