21 Facts About Germantown Maryland

Germantown Maryland was founded in the early 19th century by European immigrants, though much of the area's development did not take place until the mid-20th century.

The original plan for Germantown Maryland divided the area into a downtown and six town villages: Gunners Lake Village, Kingsview Village, Churchill Village, Middlebrook Village, Clopper's Mill Village, and Neelsville Village.

Germantown Maryland has the assigned ZIP codes of 20874 and 20876 for delivery and 20875 for post office boxes.

Many Germantown Maryland residents were against slavery and had sons fighting for the Union Army.

In contrast, other residents of Germantown Maryland owned slaves, and even those who were not slave-owners had sons fighting for the Confederate Army.

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Local farmers in the Germantown Maryland area lost horses and other livestock to both Union and Confederate armies.

Germantown Maryland was living in Port Tobacco during the Civil War, and supplementing his meager income as a carriage painter by smuggling people across the Potomac River in a rowboat.

Germantown Maryland did not have a public school until after the end of the American Civil War.

In January 1958, the US Atomic Energy Commission was relocated from its location in downtown Washington, DC to Germantown Maryland, which was considered far enough from the city to withstand a Soviet nuclear attack.

Since the early 1980s, Germantown Maryland has experienced rapid economic and population growth, both in the form of townhouses and single-family dwellings, and an urbanized "town center" has been built.

On September 29,2013, the Upcounty Regional Services Center in Germantown Maryland was renamed as the Sidney Kramer Upcounty Regional Services Center, after Sidney Kramer, the Montgomery County executive from 1986 to 1990.

At the time, Germantown Maryland was believed to be far enough from Washington, DC to avoid the worst effects of a nuclear strike on the city.

Since development began in the late 20th century, Germantown Maryland has experienced economies of agglomeration, with many high-tech companies opening headquarters and other offices in Germantown Maryland and other areas along the Interstate 270 corridor.

Germantown Maryland is located approximately 428 feet above sea level, at.

Median income for a household in Germantown Maryland was $76,061 as of a 2010 estimate by the website, City-Data.

All the public schools in Germantown Maryland are part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system.

The elementary schools in Germantown are Cedar Grove Elementary School, Clopper Mill Elementary School, Fox Chapel Elementary School, Germantown Elementary School, Great Seneca Creek Elementary School, Captain James E Daly Jr.

Germantown Maryland has a station on the MARC train's Brunswick Line, which operates over CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision.

Germantown Maryland is served by a news and information website known as the Germantown Maryland Pulse.

The Germantown Maryland Pulse covers a wide range of topics, including sports, schools, crime, music, and other events of note in the area.

Germantown Maryland veterans are served by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, American Legion Post 295.