Now here is an interesting article that we dug up in the old archives. We found an article in The Baltimore Sun, from January 28th, 1839, discussing the possibility of retroceding Georgetown to Maryland. Most of you...
Why Is It Named...? / 19.05.2015
Why Is It Named Maryland?
This was cross-posted on Ghosts of Baltimore. Washington, D.C. Received most of its land, about two-thirds, from the state of Maryland when it was formed in the late 18th century. The rest came from Virginia, and was...
Why Is It Named...? / 10.06.2013
Why Is It Named Gaithersburg?
For this edition of "Why Is It Named...