Download or read book Montgomery County written by Michael Dwyer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicknamed the “Gateway to the Nation's Capital,” Montgomery County is home to a number of federal agencies and a highly educated and affluent population that has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. Established in 1776, Montgomery County now consists of urban centers like Bethesda and Silver Spring; suburban neighborhoods like Wheaton, Germantown, and Potomac; and scenic rolling farmland interspersed with historic villages, like Brookeville and Barnesville. An additional 50,000 acres of federal, state, and county parkland provide numerous recreational opportunities for its residents. Nicknamed the “Gateway to the Nation's Capital,” Montgomery County is home to a number of federal agencies and a highly educated and affluent population that has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. Established in 1776, Montgomery County now consists of urban centers like Bethesda and Silver Spring; suburban neighborhoods like Wheaton, Germantown, and Potomac; and scenic rolling farmland interspersed with historic villages, like Brookeville and Barnesville. An additional 50,000 acres of federal, state, and county parkland provide numerous recreational opportunities for its residents.
Download or read book Montgomery Modern Modern Architecture in Montgomery County Maryland 1930 1979 written by Clare Lise Kelly and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated reference guide to the history of modern architecture in Montgomery County, Maryland, from 1930 to 1979, with an inventory of key buildings and communities, and biographical sketches of practitioners including architects, landscape architects, planners and developers.
Download or read book The History of Montgomery County Maryland written by Thomas H. S. Boyd and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an historical, biographical, and genealogical work on Montgomery County, Maryland, with chapters on the founding and early settlement of the county and biographical sketches of prominent men. It is brimming with genealogical information and is reprinted here with an added index of names.
Download or read book Montgomery County Maryland written by Montgomery County (Md.). Office of Public Information and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Know Your County written by League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Maryland and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leading for Equity written by Stacey M. Childress and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading for Equity tells the compelling story of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools and its transformation—in less than a decade—into a system committed to breaking the links between race and class and academic achievement. In chapters organized around six core themes, the authors lay out the essential elements of MCPS’s success. They identify key lessons other districts can draw from MCPS’s experience and offer a framework for applying them. A dramatic departure from “business as usual,” MCPS has won nationwide attention as a compelling model for tackling the achievement and opportunity issues that confront our nation as a whole.
Download or read book History of the Black Public Schools of Montgomery County Maryland 1872 1961 written by Nina Honemond Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Montgomery County Maryland written by Montgomery County (Md.). Office of Public Information and published by . This book was released on 1989* with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Places from the Past written by Clare Lise Cavicchi and published by Maryland National Capital Park &. This book was released on 2001 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Montgomery County written by Mark Walston and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1776, Montgomery County, Maryland, grew from a land of towering forests and rolling farmland into one of America's most vibrant communities. Ranked among the 50 most populous counties in the nation and in the top 10 of the wealthiest, it boasts the most educated workforce in the United States. Through the juxtaposition of old and new photographs, noted author and historian Mark Walston chronicles the progression of county life in all its variety, offering historical insights into how modern Montgomery came to be.
Download or read book Know Your County written by and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Search of Maryland Ghosts written by Karen Yaffe Lottes and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore haunted places of Montgomery County, Maryland, and its surrounding area through 53 ghostly stories: Brookeville to Gaithersburg, Poolesville, and Leesburg, Virginia; the C & O Canal to Rockville and Silver Spring; Chevy Chase and Washington, D.C. to Sandy Spring. Learn about the many ghosts, apparitions, and supernatural occurrences that can't be explained logically, including the Headless Horseman that continues to terrorize visitors to the old railroad bridge; the poltergeist that haunts the Madison House; the Tommyknocker at the Maryland Mine; and the farmer that keeps searching for his buried treasure. The history of gold mining, presidential politics, the Civil War, the burning of Washington during the War of 1812, the French and Indian War, and various important personages come to life through these mind-tingling stories. Are you brave enough to take this haunted journey back into time?
Download or read book ADC Montgomery County Maryland Street Atlas written by Adc Maps and published by ADC The Map People. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Montgomery County Maryland from Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879 written by Thomas Hulings Stockton Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Homes and History of Montgomery County Maryland written by Roger B. Farquhar and published by . This book was released on 1981-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charter of Montgomery County Maryland written by Montgomery County (Md.) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Homes and History of Montgomery County Maryland written by Roger Brooke Farquhar and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
