Monday, February 16, 2015

PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY IN ROCKVILLE

On this President's Day holiday, Rockville is not without its own U.S. Presidential history. Such as the day of August 26, 1814, when President James Madison traveled through Rockville on his long escape from the burning White House.

President Madison, and General William Henry Winder, stopped by the Montgomery Courthouse in Rockville after crossing the Potomac at Riverbend Park, before continuing on to Brookeville.

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