Brookeville, Maryland
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Brookeville, Maryland is a small historic town in Montgomery County best known for briefly serving as the U.S. capital for a day during the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brookeville, Maryland canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode |
240
ⓘ
301 ⓘ |
| areaLandSquareMiles | 0.12 ⓘ |
| areaTotalSquareMiles | 0.12 ⓘ |
| areaWaterSquareMiles | 0.00 ⓘ |
| climateType | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains | Madison House (Brookeville, Maryland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Montgomery County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateVisitedByJamesMadison | August 26, 1814 ⓘ |
| distanceToWashingtonDCMiles | about 20 ⓘ |
| elevationFeet | 453 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 24-10125 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Deborah Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Thomas, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1794 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0584720 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town Commission of Brookeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | commission government ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding |
Brookeville Academy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Mill and Mill Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | temporary seat of the U.S. government on August 26, 1814 ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | early 19th-century milling and farming center ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1808 ⓘ |
| knownFor | serving briefly as the U.S. capital during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montgomery County
ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| majorRoad | Maryland Route 97 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Brooke family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity | Olney, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 79001132 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | Brookeville Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSettlementType | Quaker agricultural community ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 134 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 166 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 20833 ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | Society of Friends (Quakers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Montgomery County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| visitedBy | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sandy Spring, Maryland