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North Potomac, Maryland | |
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Coordinates: 39°5′44″N 77°14′14″W / 39.09556°N 77.23722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Montgomery |
Area | |
• Total | 6.5 sq mi (17.0 km2) |
• Land | 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 24,410 |
• Density | 3,522.1/sq mi (1,359.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 20878, 20850 |
Area code(s) | 301 and 240 |
FIPS code | 24-56875 |
GNIS feature ID | 2389581 |
North Potomac is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located less than 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Potomac River, and is about 20 miles (32 km) from Washington, D.C. It has a population of approximately 25,000.
The region's land was originally used for growing tobacco, which was replaced by wheat and dairy farming after the soil became depleted. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was used by local farmers to ship their grain (or flour made from the grain at the local mills), and two former canal locks are located less than 5 miles (8.0 km) away in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. In addition, infrastructure remains for what was one of the state's leading dairy farms during the first half of the 20th century.
North Potomac did not get an identity of its own until 1989, when the United States Post Office allowed the use of the North Potomac name for what is mostly a collection of housing sub-divisions, farms, and wooded parks. The United States Census Bureau listed a North Potomac in 1970 but not 1980. In 2000, it began recognizing North Potomac as a census designated place. Today, the community benefits from its proximity to workplaces such as the Shady Grove Hospital area and the I-270 Technology Corridor. Washington, D.C. is accessible by automobile or public transportation. The median household income is nearly $160,000, and nearly half of the eligible residents have a graduate or professional degree.
History
Captain John Smith explored the Potomac River in 1608 and mapped the area, including land that would become Montgomery County.[1] The first settlements were established in 1688, and were near Rock Creek and what became Rockville. The next stage of settlements were further west along the Potomac near Darnestown and Poolesville.[2] The land had been occupied by Native Americans of the Piscataway Confederation.[1] Modern-day Darnestown Road, which forms the northern border of North Potomac, was a Seneca Indian trail and is one of the oldest roads in Montgomery County.[3]
Originally, the land around present-day North Potomac was used by European settlers for growing tobacco and corn. During the 19th century, a network of roads, mills, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal provided farmers with better access to markets. Dufief Mill Road, which runs through the center of North Potomac, leads to the DuFief Mill (established 1850)—one of the mills that was used by farmers in this part of Montgomery County.[4] By 1840, much of the county's soil was depleted. Quakers began introducing improved farming practices and agriculture was revitalized. By 1860, farmers were growing corn, wheat and oats.[5]
In 1878, today's North Potomac was still farmland. The nearest general stores and post offices were in Hunting Hill, Travilah, and Darnestown. The Hunting Hill Post Office and general store was located on Darnestown Road between Muddy Branch Road and Travilah Road, and it also provided wheelwright and blacksmith services.[6] It operated from 1873 until 1929.[6] Darnestown had three country stores, and the Windsor store also served as a Post Office until 1911.[7] Travilah, located closer to the canal, had a general store but no name in 1878. The Travilah Post Office was established in 1883, and the community eventually took that name.[8] Eventually, some of the farmland was sold.[9] During the Great Depression, some farmers became eager to sell their land because of financial hardship. Wealthy individuals began buying property in the Potomac area as part of their search for land where they could ride horses and hunt.[10] Some of this equestrian heritage continues in North Potomac today at the Potomac Horse Center. This training facility, for horses and riders, was established in the early 1960s by mortgage banker Frederick Harting. It was purchased by Montgomery County in 1981 and has been the site of horse shows.[11]
Several area farms, such as the 355-acre (144 ha) Maple Spring Farm, continued well into the 20th century.[12] Much of this farm's land was sold in the 1970s and became North Potomac's Dufief subdivision.[13] In 1970, the United States Census Bureau considered North Potomac an unincorporated place that was part of the Darnestown and Travilah areas.[14][15] By 1989, North Potomac consisted of about 25 housing subdivisions mixed with old farms. About 80 percent of those subdivisions were built since 1983.[9] In late 1989, the United States Postal Service approved the North Potomac name for a region surrounded by the Montgomery County communities of Darnestown, Travilah, Gaithersburg and Rockville. ZIP Codes were not changed, so most of North Potomac uses the 20878 code used by Gaithersburg and part of Darnestown.[9] For 1990, North Potomac began being listed by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place, but census records show no data for 1980.[16] The last major farm in the area is the Hanson Farm, and work began in 2009 for approval to build single-family homes on the farmland.[10][17]
Historic places
Settlement of Montgomery County began in 1688 with most of the area being used for farming. Original crops were mostly tobacco and corn, but later replaced by corn, wheat, and oats.[1] The North Potomac area has a few historic places, although some are privately owned. For example, the Maple Spring Barns, which were once part of a 355-acre (144 ha) farm, are privately owned.[12]
DuFief Mill site
The site of the historic DuFief Mill is near the intersection of Turkey Foot Road and the Muddy Branch in Muddy Branch Regional Park.[4] John L. DuFief built a mill complex in the 1850s that included a flour and grist mill, a blacksmith's shop, and a miller's house. A road connected his complex with the Pennyfield Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (a.k.a. C&O Canal) where he operated a warehouse, barrel house, and wharf. The complex had a pond on the east side of the road with a water duct (head race) that carried water to the mill on the west side of the road.[Note 1] The canal was necessary because the Potomac River was not navigable by ships/barges at Great Falls—"a spectacular series of falls and rapids" along Montgomery County.[20]
Construction of the C&O Canal, which began in the 1830s and was completed in 1850, was important to the region because it "created markets for goods and services" and "lowered the cost of shipping commodities such as flour, wheat, and corn".[21] After DuFief established this mill and its access to the canal, more roads were constructed—which enabled him to serve farmers from as far away as Germantown and Damascus in addition to the local growers.[Note 2] Today, the mill site "contains rare physical evidence of a significant pre–Civil War merchant mill."[24] The site still has the stone millpond dam and wooden footings of the water duct that led to the water wheel.[4] The former miller's house has been altered significantly and is privately owned.[18]
Maple Spring Barns
The privately owned Maple Spring Barns are located at the intersection of Dufief Mill Road and Darnestown Road. The facility was once one of the leading dairy farms in the state of Maryland, and had mechanized milking and above average milk production.[25] The barn was constructed in 1942 for dairy farming, and has 19 bays with four vents visible on the roof. Other infrastructure, built between 1918 and 1942, includes two silos, a milk house, a horse barn, and a wagon house and granary.[12]
The farm was owned by Thomas Moore Garrett, who was a state agricultural leader. Garrett was a charter member of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association that was established in 1920. He was also a director for the Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation Board, and Southern States Cooperative.[12] The most recent owner purchased the complex in 2016 with the intent of converting it to an educational center.[26]
Pleasant View Historic Site
The Pleasant View Historic Site consists of the Pleasant View Methodist Episcopal Church, Pleasant View Cemetery, and the Quince Orchard Colored School.[27] All structures are located on the south side of Darnestown Road near the Quince Orchard area. The site is 3 acres (1.2 ha) including the cemetery.[28] The cemetery has more than 70 graves, with the oldest being from 1890.[29] Preservation Maryland considers the site to be "monuments to the story of how during segregation African Americans utilized the institutions available to them to forge a new future."[27]
The church's congregation was established around 1868, and the original church was built in 1888.[30] It was part of the Washington Grove circuit of the Washington Negro Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and used by residents of Quince Orchard.[27] In 1914, the structure was torn down and rebuilt. The church was renovated in 1950 with a rear wing, pastor's study, and facilities for a choir.[30]
The Quince Orchard Colored School was established in 1874. It was destroyed by fire in 1901 and replaced by an abandoned school house for whites that was located on the north side of Darnestown Road. The one-room white school house was moved to the south side of the road and is "representative of the crowded and inadequate facilities that were the result of segregation in the late 1800s."[31] In 1940 it served 122 children in seven grades, was expanded a year later by adding two more rooms. After countywide segregation ended, the building became a parish house for the church.[31]
Poplar Grove Baptist Church
The Poplar Grove Baptist Church, located on Jones Lane, "is the sole surviving 19th century Baptist church of an African-American congregation in Montgomery County".[32] The current church was built in 1893, and has a three-part entrance tower similar to that of the Pleasant View Methodist Episcopal Church located on Darnestown Road. It is located close to a tributary of the Muddy Branch, and immersion baptisms are said to have taken place in the tributary during the church's early years.[32] A cemetery behind the church has about 140 graves, with the oldest being from 1904.[33] Since 1998, the congregation has held services in an adjacent new building, while the historic church building is used for auxiliary events.[34]
Geography
As an unincorporated area, North Potomac's boundaries are not officially defined. However, the United States Census Bureau recognized a North Potomac in the 1970 census, and then as a census-designated place (North Potomac CDP) in every census since 1990.[35] As of the 2010 census, North Potomac is located north of the Potomac River in west central Montgomery County, roughly 20 miles (32 km) from Washington, D.C.[19][36] It is bordered to the north by Gaithersburg, which lies beyond Maryland Route 28 (Darnstown Road). Rockville, along Glen Road, is on the east border, while the Travilah CDP, mostly along Travilah Road, forms the southern border. The Darnestown CDP along Jones Lane and Turkey Foot Road forms the western boundry.[37][19]
Between the 1990 and 2000 census, North Potomac gained and lost land. The loss was caused when a portion of the North Potomac territory, plus Potomac territory, was used to create the Travilah census designated place.[35] According to the United States Census Bureau, North Potomac has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km2), virtually all land.[19] The Muddy Branch and its tributary Rich Branch are streams that run through North Potomac, and the Muddy Branch empties into the Potomac River.[38] The United States Geological Survey lists two features in Montgomery County with North Potomac in all or part of their name. The North Potomac Census Designated Place is listed with an elevation of 390 feet (120 m), while the North Potomac Populated Place has an elevation of 256 feet (78 m).[39][40][Note 3]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, North Potomac has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[41] There are four distinct seasons, with winters typically cold with moderate snowfall, while summers are usually warm and humid. July is the warmest month, while January is the coldest. Average monthly precipitation ranges from about 2.5 to 4 inches (6.4 to 10.2 centimetres). The highest recorded temperature was 105.0 °F (40.6 °C) and the lowest recorded temperature was −13.0 °F (−25.0 °C).[42] There is a 50 percent probability that the first frost of the season will occur by October 21, and a 50 percent probability that the final frost will occur by April 16.[43]
Climate data for Gaithersburg, MD (same zip code as North Potomac) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40 (4) |
44 (7) |
53 (12) |
65 (18) |
73 (23) |
81 (27) |
85 (29) |
83 (28) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
55 (13) |
44 (7) |
64 (18) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27 (−3) |
29 (−2) |
36 (2) |
46 (8) |
55 (13) |
64 (18) |
69 (21) |
67 (19) |
60 (16) |
48 (9) |
39 (4) |
31 (−1) |
48 (9) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.88 (73) |
2.81 (71) |
3.61 (92) |
3.22 (82) |
4.13 (105) |
3.49 (89) |
3.67 (93) |
2.90 (74) |
3.83 (97) |
3.29 (84) |
3.53 (90) |
3.00 (76) |
40.36 (1,026) |
Source: Weather Channel[42] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1970 | 12,546 | — | |
1990 | 18,456 | — | |
2000 | 23,044 | 24.9% | |
2010 | 24,410 | 5.9% | |
source: U.S. Census[Note 4] |
The latest census data for 2018 show a North Potomac population of 24,148 with a median household income of $159,232 and a poverty rate of 2.3 percent.[45] The number of housing units in North Potomac are estimated to be 8,168.[46] The median age is 43.4 years, which is higher than the 37.9 median for the United States. The racial makeup of North Potomac was 51.6 percent White alone, 35.8 percent Asian alone, 7.3 percent Black or African American alone, and a 5 percent total for all other categories.[45] Over half of the Asian population is Chinese, while Asian Indian and Korean ethnic groups also have significant populations.[46] The educational attainment for the community compares favorably to the average for the United States, with 97.8 percent of North Potomac residents eligible being a high school graduate or higher, while the same figure for the United States is 87.7 percent. A graduate or professional degree was attained by 47.6 percent.[45]
In 2017, ranking and review site Niche ranked North Potomac as the best place to live in Maryland and 43rd in the nation of "more than 15,000 cities, towns and neighborhoods".[47] In 2019, Money Inc. named North Potomac the best place to live in Maryland because of "great schools", "low crime", and a "booming job market".[48]
Government
The western side of North Potomac is in District 2 of the Montgomery County Council, while the eastern side is in District 3.[49] The county council has representatives from each of five districts plus four at-large members. All members are elected at once and serve four-year terms.[50] The North Potomac Citizen's Association is a volunteer organization that keeps state and local governments informed on North Potomac's point of view for issues that affect the community.[51]
North Potomac is served by the Montgomery County Police Department, which has its 1st District–Rockville headquarters on the north side of Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg.[52] Portions of the North Potomac CDP may also be served by the Rockville City Police Department.[53] The Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Public Safety Headquarters is at the same location as the 1st District police headquarters.[54] Two fire and rescue stations that serve North Potomac are located on Darnestown Road. Station 32 is located at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Shady Grove Road.[54] Station 31 is located further west near Quince Orchard, and is a Rockville Fire Department that provides services for the county.[55]
Economy
The data based on the Census Bureau 2012 Survey of Business Owners lists 2,292 firms in North Potomac.[45] The number of firms with paid employees is 362, and those firms employ 1,579 people. The data are divided using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services category (NAICS 54) is the leader in firms (168), paid employees (312), annual payroll $16.2 million, and sales $50.4 million.[56] Other important categories include Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62) and Administrative and Support (NAICS 56).[56]
North Potomac is close to major employers such as Shady Grove Hospital and the technology companies along Interstate 270.[38] Over 25 biotech companies and over 25 technology companies have facilities in the I-270 Technology Corridor in the Rockville, Gaithersburg, or Germantown area.[57] North Potomac residents who commute further distances to work typically use Interstate 270 or the Shady Grove subway station on the Washington Metro system, which serves the region.[38]
North Potomac residents have two shopping centers located within its 2010 census CDP boundaries and several others in the nearby area. The Travilah Square Shopping Center is located at the intersection of Travilah Road and Darnestown Road. It has a grocery store, pizza place, and other stores.[58] The Traville Village Center is located on Traville Gateway Drive near Shady Grove Road and the Universities at Shady Grove. It has space for 25 merchants, and has a grocery store and multiple restaurants.[59] Based on 2012 census data, total retail sales for the North Potomac CDP were $39.0 million.[60]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Roads and highways
Maryland Route 28, a state highway, connects North Potomac with Rockville and provides access to Interstate 270.[19] Darnestown Road and Route 28 are united along most of North Potomac's northern border.[19] Dufief Mill Road and Quince Orchard Road run through the middle of the community and connect with Darnstown Road.[19] The closest interstate highways are to the north and east. Maryland's Interstate 270 is a major north–south highway that connects with Washington's Capital Beltway (a.k.a. Interstate 495).[61] Interstate 370 and the Intercounty Connector toll road (MD 200) are nearby major east–west highways that connect to Interstate 95.[62]
Public transportation
Portions of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail system are located in Montgomery County, and Red Line stations on the west side of the county are closest to North Potomac.[63] Among those west side Metro stations are Shady Grove (Gaithersburg), Rockville, and Twinbrook (south Rockville).[64] At least four Montgomery County Ride-On bus routes run through North Potomac and connect riders with the Traville Transit Center and Universities at Shady Grove, Shady Grove and Rockville Metro stations, Shady Grove Hospital, and Quince Orchard Library via routes on Travilah Road, Dufief Mill Road, and Darnestown Road.[65]
Utilities
North Potomac's electric power is provided by Pepco (Potomac Electric Power Company), which serves much of Montgomery County, portions of Prince George's County, and all of the District of Columbia.[66] Washington Gas provides natural gas service to residents and businesses.[67] The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection provides for curbside garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection and disposal.[68] The Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station, a county waste collection facility located in Rockville, is available for drop off of garbage, recycling, and yard debris.[69] The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) provides water and wastewater treatment for North Potomac.[70] Drinking water comes from the WSSC treatment facility on the Potomac River, while sewage is treated at a plant in the District of Columbia.[71]
Healthcare
The nearest general hospital is the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville.[72] This medical facility has a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[73]
Education
North Potomac is served by Montgomery County Public Schools. Public high school students in North Potomac attend either Thomas S. Wootton or Quince Orchard high schools.[74] Quince Orchard High School is located in North Potomac at the intersection of Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road, but uses a Gaithersburg address.[Note 5] It has one of the top football programs in the state.[77] Wootton High School is located in Rockville.[76] North Potomac residents have cited the Wootton school cluster as a factor in their home buying decision.[38] In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Wootton High School 2nd highest in Maryland and 125th in the nation.[78]
Robert Frost Middle School and Cabin John Middle School feed into Wootton High School, while Lakelands Park Middle School and Ridgeview Middle School feed into Quince Orchard High School.[74] Frost Middle School is located in Rockville close to Wootton High, while Cabin John Middle School is located in Potomac.[79][80]
DuFief Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, and Travilah Elementary all feed into Frost Middle School.[74] Stone Mill Elementary feeds into Cabin John Middle School, and Jones Lane Elementary feeds into Ridgeview Middle School.[74] Rachel Carson Elementary feeds into Lakelands Park Middle School.[74][81]
Higher education
The Universities at Shady Grove is located within North Potomac and offers select degree programs from nine public Maryland universities.[82] This unique partnership with University System of Maryland universities enables 80 upper-level undergraduate, graduate degree and certificate programs to be made available to about 3,000 students.[83] Johns Hopkins University has a campus in Rockville located close to the Universities at Shady Grove.[84] Montgomery College has a campus close to North Potomac in Rockville and a training center in Gaithersburg. Three Montgomery College campuses and online classes serve about 54,000 students who can earn an associate degree or advance their education.[85]
Public library
Several libraries are located in North Potomac or only a few miles away. Quince Orchard library is part of the Montgomery County Public Library system and is located across the street from Quince Orchard High School in North Potomac.[86] Priddy Library is part of the University of Maryland Libraries system and is located at the Universities at Shady Grove in North Potomac.[87] Rockville Memorial Library, also part of the county library system, is located in Rockville three blocks from the Rockville Metro station.[88] While the Rockville Memorial Library celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001, Quince Orchard Library was only a year old at that time.[89] The Priddy Library opened in 2007.[90]
Recreation and wildlife
The Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Recreation Center is located on Travilah Road adjacent to the county's Big Pines Local Park. The center has a gym, basketball court, and other recreation facilities.[91] North Potomac's Westleigh Recreation Club is a private pool and tennis club open for membership. The facility is located on Dufief Mill Road.[92]
Hiking trails and parks
The Montgomery County Park System has over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails.[93] Among those trails is the Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, which passes North Potomac's Potomac Horse Center on a path of 9 miles (14 km) between Darnestown Road and Blockhouse Point Conservation Park.[94] The Potomac Horse Center, in North Potomac, is a public facility leased from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.[95] Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park, which contains Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, has three sections totaling to more than 876 acres (355 ha) located in North Potomac and Travilah.[96]
Construction of a new trail, now known as the Powerline Trail (a.ka. Pepco Trail) began in 2018. This trail will connect North Potomac (Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park) with the South Germantown Recreation Park, which is the home of the Maryland SoccerPlex. This trail is a partnership between Montgomery County Parks, which will build the trail, and Pepco, which owns the land. The trail, which will be 6 miles (9.7 km) long when completed, will be maintained by the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road enthusiasts (a non-profit for bikers) after construction is completed.[97][98]
Other North Potomac Parks:
In addition to parks and trails maintained by the county, many housing divisions have locally maintained playgrounds, parks and short hiking trails. Examples are the Dufief Hiking Trail in the Dufief neighborhood and the unnamed paths and playgrounds in Potomac Crossing.[103][104] Some housing divisions have their own pool in addition to other recreation facilities.[105][106]
More recreational facilities are located close by. A few of the larger places are the Pennyfield Lock, Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, and the Maryland SoccerPlex. The Pennyfield Lock House (Lock #22) is located in the Travilah CDP (south side of North Potomac), and is part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park[107] The Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, 630 acres (250 ha) located in the Darnestown CDP on River Road, has "a diversity of wildlife and grand views of the Potomac River and C&O Canal".[108][109] The Maryland SoccerPlex is located less than 10 miles (16 km) away and has indoor and outdoor facilities for soccer and other activities.[110]
Wildlife
Montgomery County, including North Potomac, has wild animals such as foxes and white-tailed deer.[111] All counties in Maryland are home to the eastern gray squirrel.[112] The county also has Canada geese that stay year-round.[111] Birds such as the Carolina wren, house finch, American goldfinch, eastern bluebird, can be found at bird feeders.[113] Additional birds found in Montgomery County all year are hawks, owls, woodpeckers, blue jays, crows, the northern cardinal, and others.[114]
Notes
Footnotes
- ^ The Maryland Historical Trust discusses the mill complex.[18] The land east of Turkey Foot Road (including the mill pond) is in the North Potomac CDP, while the land west of the road and on the north side of the stream (including the mill site) is in the Darnestown CDP.[19]
- ^ Kelly discusses the DuFief Mill and its customers.[4] The distance from the DuFief Mill to C&O Canal Lockhouse 22 (Pennyfield Lock) is about 3 miles (4.8 km).[22] Another lock, Swain's Lock #21, is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) closer to Georgetown from the Pennyfield Lock.[23]
- ^ The North Potomac CDP has a latitude of 390544N and a longitude of 0771414W, while the North Potomac Populated Place has a latitude of 390458N and a longitude of 0771554W.[39][40] The Geographic Names Information System uses an ANSI Code for North Potomac of 02389581 and a Place Identifier of 2456875. North Potomac has a GIS ID of 296 and a FID of 295. The State FIPS code is 24 and the Place FIPS is 56875. The ANSI Code for North Potomac is 02389581 and the Place Identifier is 2456875.[37]
- ^ The 1970 U.S. census lists a North Potomac population for 1970 but is blank for 1960.[44] The 2000 U.S. Census lists a North Potomac population for 1990 and 2000, but is blank for 1980.[16]
- ^ See Montgomery County Public Schools for Quince Orchard High School address.[75] Since the U.S. Postal Service and the Census Bureau do not have the same definition for North Potomac, one may see Gaithersburg and Rockville addresses for places in the North Potomac CDP.[9] In the case of schools, residents of the North Potomac CDP may attend schools located outside of the North Potomac CDP—such as Wootton High School.[76]
Citations
- ^ a b c Montgomery County Historical Society 1999, p. 3
- ^ Boyd 1879, p. 43
- ^ Curtis 2020, p. 76
- ^ a b c d Kelly & Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 2011, p. 12
- ^ Montgomery County Historical Society 1999, pp. 6–7
- ^ a b Curtis 2020, p. 84
- ^ Curtis 2020, p. 77
- ^ Kelly & Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 2011, p. 226
- ^ a b c d Pressley, Sue Anne (1989-08-03). "No Man's Land Reborn as North Potomac". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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