The story of the development of Route 355 is the focus of a free online presentation from Montgomery History that will be made available online for free for a one-week period starting Monday, April 29.
The show was part of a series on Montgomery County’s cable channel County Cable Montgomery (CCM). “The Great Road: 355 from Georgetown to Frederick” was one of the shows in the outstanding series known as "Paths to the Present."
The show explores the development of the Rockville Pike, also known as Route 355 and nicknamed “The Great Road.” It is the most heavily traveled road in Montgomery County and a centuries-old landmark, originally a footpath used by the native people. The sites along the Pike from Georgetown to Frederick reveal the extremes of urban, suburban and rural landscapes existing in multiple stages of transformation.
To view the show on demand from April 29-May 5, go to History Conversations REWIND: “The Great Road”: Route 355 from Georgetown to Frederick (montgomeryhistory.org).