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    Town of Germantown, MD

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    Germantown was founded in the early 19th century by European immigrants, though much of the area's development did not take place until the mid-20th century. The original plan for Germantown divided the area into a downtown and six town villages. In the 1830s and 1840s, the central business area was focused around the intersection of Liberty Mill Road and Clopper Road. Several German immigrants set up shop at the intersection and the town became known as "German Town".

    In 1865, George Atzerodt, a co-conspirator in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, was captured in Germantown. Atzerodt had come to the town with his family from Prussia when he was about nine years old. About five years later, his father moved the family to Virginia, but Atzerodt still had many friends and relatives in Germantown.

    Today, Germantown is an urbanized census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

    History video of Germantown, MD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3P_3w4yGNI

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    Germantown Road & Clopper RoadDistrict 6, MD 20874

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