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Description

During the 1890s, Washington D.C. developer Brainard Warner planned to build a Victorian community on the area around the Rock Creek basin. Warner, inspired by a trip to London, then named the town Kensington Park; but, when the town was incorporated in the 1894 it was renamed Kensington. Kensington is situated on the Rock Creek basin, just northeast of Bethesda and southwest of Wheaton. The area was initially a summer retreat area for D.C. residents who wanted to avoid the District’s summer humidity. Today, the area is a commuter suburb, located just two miles from the Capital Beltway and serviced by buses, MARC trains and the nearby Rockville Metro station.

A major landmark in Kensington is the Washington DC Temple, which can be seen from I-495 on the Capital Beltway. Built in the 1960s and 1970s, the Washington DC Temple features six spires and is 288 feet in height.

County Description

The County of Montgomery was formed by the splitting of Frederick County in 1776, and was named after Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery. Today, Montgomery County spans 497 square miles and is the one of the most populated and fastest growing counties in Maryland.

The County is home to a large number of technology, government, telecommunications and biotech firms--most of which lie around I-270 and Route 29. Major firms include Marriott, Lockheed Martin, Human Genome Sciences and Hughes Network Systems.

The area boasts a number of parks, lakes, 30 golf courses and other recreational areas. Montgomery has about 190 public schools, 237 private schools and 7 nearby colleges and universities. Major universities include University of Maryland, Montgomery College, John Hopkins and Strayer University.

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