founder’s day

September 9, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Founder’s Day (PHOTOS)

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett joined in the annual celebration of “Founder’s Day,” recognizing that on Sept. 6, 1776, the Maryland Constitutional Convention passed a bill, introduced by Thomas Sprigg Wootton, that divided what was then Frederick County into three counties: Frederick, Montgomery and Washington. This created the first counties in […]

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