MoCo History
The Bethesda Historical Society announced the purchase of the historic Bethesda Meeting House, known for being the “the church that named Bethesda.” The historic Presbyterian church complex is the namesake of the entire surrounding community (Bethesda).
The International Salute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Mar6n Luther King Jr. has selected the 2nd Century Project for the Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Potomac, Md., to receive the 2024 Legacy Award for Civic Engagement and Community Impact.
It was just before the election in 1920 and several men were gathered informally at the Waters General Store in Germantown discussing the pros and cons of the various candidates. When it came up that a local citizen, John Bolton, was refusing to vote, one of the men, Guy Vernon Thompson, volunteered to try to persuade him to do his civic duty.
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Maryland Governor Herbert R. O’Conor (Governor from 1939-1947) appointed a Commission of Higher Education to establish two-year public institutions in Maryland- “a chain of junior colleges throughout the state.” An ad hoc committee identified a need for a junior college in Montgomery County and Montgomery College became the first junior in the state of Maryland.
If you grew up in MoCo (or anywhere in the D.C. Metro area) in the 80s or early 90s, you probably either had internet or a movie rental membership from Erol’s.
Uptons, a discount department store that started in Georgia in 1985 and grew to 75 stores across the east coast by the mid 90s, opened a Montgomery County location in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood- where The Colonnade development currently stands.
If you’ve ever driven on Clopper Rd near Waring Station Rd in Germantown, you’ve likely seen the ruins of a building in the woods. That building is Clopper’s Mill, named for Francis C. Clopper, also the road’s namesake.
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Country Boy Market in Glenmont announced earlier this week that it officially closed the retail business after 68 years.
There are 18 Montgomery Counties in the United States, and at least 13 of the 18 are named after Richard Montgomery- a major general in the Continental Army killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec. Washington County leads the country with 31 counties- all named for George Washington, the first president of the United States.
