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Get to know Germantown

While folks have been relocating to Germantown for decades — including baseball legend Walter Johnson in the 1930s and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in the 1950s — it wasn’t until the 1980s that the area began a rapid growth that continues today. Single-family houses and townhomes dot every nook and cranny of Germantown’s six villages, presenting a diverse slice of suburban residences. Germantown now trails only Baltimore and Columbia on the list of Maryland’s largest communities. As such, it is an epicenter for action in Montgomery County. BlackRock Center for the Arts is a cultural hub encompassing 30,000 square feet of performance space, galleries, and studios. Regional, national, and international acts make BlackRock a touring stop, and the center also regularly hosts classes and camps. Multiple parks sit nearby — including Black Hill Regional Park and North Germantown Special Park — providing acres of natural space to explore.

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Living in Montgomery County

Maryland’s most populous county thrives off of convenience. When Montgomery County spun out of southern Frederick County in 1776, it was due in no insignificant part to a general dislike among citizens for the time and money spent traveling to the county courthouse in Frederick. Today, Montgomery’s people have their more centrally located seat in Rockville and also sit mere minutes outside Washington, D.C. But while the Washington Metro’s U-shaped Red Line and the MARC train network connect Bethesda, Rockville, Germantown, and more to so much of D.C.’s gloriousness, Montgomery County (affectionately called MoCo) is far from about commuting elsewhere. MoCo is a capital of culture in Maryland, its towns and villages calling to all with globe-trotting cuisine, significant historical landmarks, multiple arts and entertainment districts, and can’t-miss shopping destinations. It also provides year-round options for outdoor excursions, whether you want to hike or bike Capital Crescent Trail, go apple or pumpkin picking, sled in C&O Canal National Historical Park, or stop to admire Brookfield Gardens’ cherry blossoms.