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Montgomery County, Maryland

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Montgomery County, Maryland is a suburban county north and west of Washington, D.C.. Its county seat is Rockville.

Though the three incorporated cities of Gaithersburg, Rockville and Takoma Park lie within its boundaries, the most urbanized areas in the county are the unincorporated areas of Bethesda and Silver Spring.

Montgomery County was formed in 1776 by the splitting of Frederick County. The former Frederick County was subdivided into three; the central portion remained Frederick County, while the western was named Washington County in honor of General (later President) George Washington, and the eastern part was named Montgomery County in honor of another general, Richard Montgomery.

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