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Celebrate MoCo 250 during America 250

Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday in Montgomery County, Maryland

Planning your trip for America 250? Come explore the history of Montgomery County, Maryland, during MoCo 250. We’re located right on the doorstep of Washington, DC, where history thrives. As the nation prepares to celebrate the Sesquicentennial anniversary of our country and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. MoCo offers a uniquely rich tapestry of historic sites, African American heritage, and vibrant cultural experiences.

Montgomery County History You Didn’t Know!

  • Presidential Assassination Artifact

    The bullet that killed President Abraham Lincoln is located here, along with other important artifacts dealing with medicine in the Civil War.
    National Museum of Health & Medicine
    Silver Spring, MD

  • The Nation’s Capitol for a Day

    After the British burned the White House and Capitol building on August 28, 1814, President James Madison fled to the town of Brookeville, where it was named the United States Capitol for a Day.
    Town of Brookeville
    Brookeville, MD

  • Inspiration for a Known Novel

    Rev. Josiah Henson, who was enslaved in Montgomery County, was the inspiration for Harriett Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
    Josiah Henson Museum & Park
    North Bethesda, MD

Historic and Heritage Sites

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Heritage Site Museum National Park

Clara Barton National Historic Site

The Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, was established in 1974 to honor the life and work Read more…
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C&O Canal National Historical Park

The C&O Canal National Historical Park was frequently walked by freedom seekers as they would pose as free day workers and Read more…
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Sandy Spring Slave Museum

Sandy Spring Slave Museum is an African art gallery that highlights the heritage of African American families in Montgomery County, Read more…
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Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park

Located in Olney, Maryland, The Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park sits on what was once an African American Read more…
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Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo Park is one of the liveliest visual and performing arts sites in the Washington area. The Park is Read more…
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Attraction Heritage Site Museum

Glenview Mansion

Built in 1926, the elegant, Neo-Classical Revival home is on the National Registry for Historic Places and considered a local Read more…
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Attraction Heritage Site Museum

John Poole House

Located behind Old Town Hall in Poolesville, the original part of the building was John Poole’s log store built in Read more…
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Agricultural Attraction Heritage Site

Woodend Nature Sanctuary

Built in 1927, Woodend was designed by John Russell Pope (Jefferson Memorial, DAR Constitution Hall, National Gallery of Art, etc.) Read more…

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