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About Gaithersburg
Located northwest of Washington, D.C., Gaithersburg serves as a primary city within the metropolitan area and is the third-largest incorporated city in Maryland. Originally incorporated as a town in 1878, it achieved city status in 1968.
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Gaithersburg Community Museum
Located at 09 South Summit Avenue, the Gaithersburg Community Museum occupies a historic former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station building and freight shed. Designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin and built in 1884, these structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The site was served by Amtrak from 1971 to 1986 before becoming a museum.
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Gaithersburg Community Museum
Located at 09 South Summit Avenue, the Gaithersburg Community Museum occupies a historic former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station building and freight shed. Designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin and built in 1884, these structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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