The MML Geotrail and Geocoin promotion has ended.
However, please look for another MML geocache project in the
future, and hides from the City of Rockville.
With origins dating back to
colonial America, Rockville is one of Maryland’s oldest
towns. During Revolutionary times, Rockville was known as
Hungerford’s Tavern, the name of its most familiar landmark.
One of the first calls for freedom from British rule was heard at
the tavern in 1774, when a group of patriots met to consider the
latest British outrage—the closing of the port of Boston. The
group issued a series of resolves that condemned the Boston
blockade, called for a boycott of trade with Great Britain until
the blockade was lifted, and named delegates to attend
Maryland’s general Committee of Correspondence in
Annapolis—one of the meetings that led to the First
Continental Congress.
When Montgomery County was
formed by a division of Frederick County in 1776,
Hungerford’s Tavern became the county seat and gradually
became known as Montgomery Court House. In 1801, the Maryland
General Assembly changed the name of the town to Rockville because
of its location close to Rock Creek. The next major change in
Rockville’s status began in 1873, when the metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was extended into the
city. Now there were frequent trains traveling between Washington
and the brand new B&O station at Rockville every
day.
Since the 1800s, Rockville has
grown from a leisurely, agriculturally oriented county seat to a
relatively cosmopolitan city with a wide variety of neighborhoods,
parks, cultural arts, retail areas, and annual special events.
Although the federal government is still the largest employer of
Rockville’s residents, the city is home to many high-tech and
bio-tech firms, national corporate headquarters, and the Montgomery
County government.
Rockville’s historical
and architectural value is nationally recognized. The entire West
Montgomery Avenue historic district, the B&O Railroad Station,
Old St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery (where F. Scott Fitzgerald
is buried), Wire Hardware Company, and the Dawson Farm are all
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The West
Montgomery district and the city’s three other historic
districts feature a multitude of mature trees, brick sidewalks, and
elderly buildings of frame construction, all contributing to the
aura of a Victorian county seat. That small town feel and the
diverse and growing population combine to make Rockville a truly
vibrant place to live or work.
The cache you seek is a
regular lock-n-lock containing Rockville swag. Be sure to stamp
your Passport and write the secret code in the appropriate
place.
Rockville Thanks You
for Visiting
Thanks to Shady for
helping with the original hide!
Thanks to the Maryland
Geocaching Society for assisting with this
project!