MoCo History

Rachel Carson, Author of “Silent Spring,” Lived in Montgomery County. In 1956, ecologist and writer Rachel Carson moved into her new house in the White Oak area of Montgomery County…

Veirs Mill Road…Viers Mill Village– Which One Is It? Depending on where you are, you’ll see different spelling of Veirs/Viers. You have Veirs Mill Road, but the housing development, Viers…

Today we’re cracking open a copy of the 1988 Montgomery County Fair Cookbook.  The Montgomery County Fair’s roots date all the way back to 1945.  While we missed out on…

Triadelphia (“three brothers”) was founded in 1809 by brothers-in-law Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley, who were married to the Brooke sisters (Descendents of Robert Brooke, the founder of…

Northwood High School’s Senior Prank in 1977 The Bob’s Big Boy statue from the Hillandale location was taken and placed on the school. Apparently this occurred many times throughout the…

A Gaithersburg Observatory Was Part of a Global Scientific Endeavor Gaithersburg is home to a site instrumental to the development of Earth science: the Gaithersburg International Latitude Observatory. The observatory…

Part of the movie “All The President’s Men” was filmed in Chevy Chase. In 1975, two scenes from the movie “All The President’s Men”, were filmed at 7009 East Avenue…

How much do you know about Montgomery County’s forts? This map covers the surrounding area of forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley, each built within a few miles of Washington D.C.…

Aspin Hill Memorial Park Nestled in the center of Aspen Hill, Md lies the Aspin Hill Memorial Park, the final resting place of more than 53,000 pets and people. Far…