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Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called " Azalea City", is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone.
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The Takoma Park Historic District is a national historic...
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The story of Takoma Park begins in 1883 when B. F. Gilbert purchased 90 acres of hilly woodlands straddling the District of Columbia-Maryland border and laid out Washington’s first railroad suburb, ideally situated for the families of federal workers.
It was founded and developed as a suburb by Benjamin F. Gilbert in 1883, but Gilbert chose to ignore jurisdictional lines. As a result, the original town of Takoma Park is located partially in the District of Columbia, partially in Montgomery County, Maryland, and partially in Prince George's...
The first human habitation of the area we now know as Takoma Park was some twelve thousand years ago, with scattered hunting and gathering by various early peoples.
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