Montgomery Planning provided a brief history of Downtown Silver Spring in the recent  Public Hearing Draft of Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. It can be seen below:

Indigenous peoples have lived in Montgomery County and the surrounding region for over 10,000 years. The Piscataway and Nacotchtank appear to have used the river valleys mostly for occupation and relied on the adjacent uplands for temporary camps associated with hunting and obtaining materials such as workable stone, until European colonization.


The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved sketch plans for the 2,500,000 square foot Rose Village development, according to a report by BLDUP.com You can read the final staff report from The Montgomery Planning Board here. Rose Village will be located to the West of Pike & Rose, bordered by Montrose Parkway, Towne Road, and Executive Blvd (not in Rockville city limits).