Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Montgomery County was originally a part of Frederick County, but it became an independent section of the state soon after the start of the Revol- ution. lt was, with Washington Coun- ty, one of the first counties to choose its representatives by election. This was a radical move for the times, but was only the beginning of America's electoral democracy. The names of both counties began a new movement, also. Named after two great generals of the Revolutionary War, Richard Montgomery and George Washington, they broke tradition by not being named after royalty. The county seat was established in Rockville, near the present site of WJ, shortly after the county's formation. lt has remained there for almost two centuries. ln 1828, work was begun on the Chesapeake 8: Ohio Canal, much of which is in Montgomery County. Completion of construction was de- layed until 1850, partly because of strikes that resulted in the first use of federal troops to settle a labor dis- pute. Sold to the federal government in 1938, it is now a part of the Na- tional Capital Parks System, and is most popular for the hiker-biker trails and camps it provides nature lovers. During the Civil War, when Mary- land found itself on the northern side of the United States capital but south of the Mason-Dixon line, many bloody battles were fought here. The war halted the prosperity of the coun- and nearly destroyed it, but it was estored after the war by the return of 'ts soldiers. The county grew in pros- erity and population because of the evelopment of industry and its proxi- ity to the District of Columbia. ln the twentieth century, suburbs f the District grew up in the county nd it became a highly educated area, he home of a large number of federal overnment workers and well-known n the medical profession as the loca- ion of the National Naval Medical enter and the National Institutes of ealth.

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