John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad
Gaithersburg, Maryland is a suburb of Washington D.C. although it is the fourth largest city in the state of Maryland behind Baltimore and two other suburbs, Frederick and Rockville. It was settled as ‘Log Town’ in 1765 as an agricultural town. By 1805 it was known as Gaithersburg after Benjamin Gaither, a man who owned a general store that was located at the crossroads of the town. The town continued to grow and was incorporated as a town in 1878. In 1968, it was incorporated as a city. To this day the city continues to thrive making it a major business town. You can make a visit to the Gaithersburg Community Museum and see the history of how the city developed to what it is today.
Now some of you are saying, “That is so nice. I had never heard of Gaithersburg, Maryland before, and I have never heard of…
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