Montgomery County, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated on the southwest boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest. Area, 576 miles. Face of the country uneven; soil generally poor. Seat of justice, Rockville. Pop. in 1810, 17980; in 1820, 16,400; in 1830, 19,816; in 1840, 14,669; in 1850, 15,860. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated on the southwest boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest.  Area, 576 miles.  Face of the country uneven; soil generally poor.  Seat of justice, Rockville.  Pop. in 1810, 17980; in 1820, 16,400; in 1830, 19,816; in 1840, 14,669; in 1850, 15,860. 
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 233.
Date Type
George Atzerodt, failed assassin in the John Wilkes Booth conspiracy, is captured in Maryland Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
Gaithersburg, MD City or Town
Poolesville, MD City or Town
Rockville, MD City or Town
Date Title
New York Herald, "A Nest of Runaway Slaves Captured by Pennsylvanians," August 11, 1850
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