Then and Now

“That was then, this is now;” the Then and Now America history book series offers a special view of American life by placing historical images side-by-side with contemporary photographs. Witness how America’s landmarks, such as the Pacific Electric Railway, Chicago’s Loop, and San Francisco’s Sunset District, have changed. Recapture the magic of Mountain View and peer back in time at famous historical sites, like Gettysburg. The Then and Now books resurrect history, connect it to the present, and reveal how nothing is ever lost. [View all Then and Now books]
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Around Germantown

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Germantown is a new city. Until 1980, Germantown was a quiet, rural community of farms and cows with a few new houses built for employees of the Atomic Energy Commission. When the Maryland-Nation Capital Park and Planning Commission adopted the area, everything changed.
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Deal Island

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Four communities along Deal Island Road in Somerset County form the area known as Deal Island.

Legend says the island was originally called Devils Island and was settled by pirates. Deal Island served as a prominent landmark as Capt. John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay. For generations, the area has been mostly a watermen's community, but now it is also home to many retirees.

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Gaithersburg

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With its roots as a small community known as Log Town in the 1750s, agriculture was the way of life for people in Gaithersburg. Today most of the farmland has been developed into shopping centers, businesses, and housing developments. With growth, Gaithersburg has become a center of science and technology in the United States.
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Carroll County

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Carroll County, Maryland, has been a crossroads of cultures since the 18th century. Carroll's structures and town plans reflect English and Pennsylvania-German influences. Mile-long streets punctuated by town squares are lined with a variety of stone and brick buildings of various eras. Though progress has altered these plans, the survival rate allows modern viewers to glimpse and compare multiple eras of local history.
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Montgomery County

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Established in 1776, Montgomery County, Maryland, grew from a land of towering forests and rolling farmland into one of America's most vibrant communities.

Ranked among the 50 most populous counties in the nation and one of the top 10 wealthiest counties, Montgomery also boasts the most educated workforce in the United States, with nearly 30 percent of adults over the age of 25 holding a postgraduate degree. Through the juxtaposition of old and new photographs, noted author and historian Mark Walston chronicles the progression of Maryland life in all its variety, offering historical insights into how modern Montgomery came to be.

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