The History of Montgomery County: Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879: The Early Land Grants; By Whom Patented; Their Order of Settlement and Present Owners; Local and General Events; Leading Incidents; Principal Towns, Villages, &C. It —— Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879: The Early Land Grants; By Whom Patented; Their Order of Settlement and Present Owners; Local and General Events; Leading Incidents; Principal Towns, Villages, &C. Its Soil, Products, And

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ISBN: 9781330561874 出版年：2018 页码：176 T H S Boyd Forgotten Books

IN offering the present history to the public and the citizens of Montgomery County, it appears necessary for the publisher to present the motive that induced him to undertake the publi cation. During the Centennial year of our National Independence, the President of the United States issued a Proclamation, requesting the people to assemble in their respective towns and counties, and rescue from Obscurity and oblivion the incidents and events connected with the first century of the Nation. Previous to the issue of this proclamation, the people of Montgomery County had resolved to celebrate the one hun dredth anniversary of the organization of the County, on the Fair Grounds, at Rockville, September 6th, 1876. Speeches were delivered by _a. B. Davis, Esq., T. Anderson, Esq., Judge Richard J. Bowie, Judge Pearre, Judge Jones, and others. The exhibition buildings of the Fair Grounds were filled with relics and curiosities, giving a faithful reflex of the past.