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1. PVILLE_150828_09.JPG: Welcome to Poolesville: Crossroads of Montgomery County: Poolesville is a town of unique charm, a special place strategically located at a crossroads, not only of geography, but also where the past intersects the present, agriculture connects with commerce, and rural beauty coexists with suburban convenience. Thousands of years ago, this northwest corner of Montgomery County was a wilderness, covered in deep forest and spanned by the Potomac River. The river served as a migratory route for Native Americans; vestiges of their camps still remain in the area. Their trails, and roads leading from the first river crossings, were traversed by early European visitors and are still in use today. European settlers, mostly of English and German origins, were encouraged by land speculators to inhabit the region. In the late 17th century, concern over problems elsewhere between settlers and Native Americans prompted the formation of the Potomac Rangers to patrol the area. One of these rangers filed the first local land patent in 1698, Brightwell's Hunting Quarter. The vast deciduous forest gave way to farmland and homesteads, and to local industries that included iron furnaces, mills, quarries, and shipping. In 1760, two brothers, John and Joseph Poole, bought and divided a 160-acre tract of tobacco land in the area; John named his tract "Poole's Right" and Joseph named his "Poole's Hazzard." On a 15-acre piece of Poole's Right, John Poole Jr. erected Poolesville's first building in 1793, a log cabin store. Located at an existing crossroads, Poole's Store became a center for trade and commerce, providing goods to local families and travelers. Poole subdivided his tract and sold lots to other merchants and, in 1810, the log store became Poolesville's first Post Office. The settlement grew, and the town of Poolesville (Poole's Store) was truly underway. By the mid-19th century, Poolesville was Montgomery County's second largest town. During the Civil War, Union commanders considered the proximity of Virginia across the often-shallow fords of the Potomac River as a threat to the security of Washington, D.C., yet the sympathies of most of Poolesville's residents were with the Confederacy, and many men crossed the river to fight for the South. The Battle of Ball's Bluff took place nearby on October 21, 1861. Markers in local cemeteries bear the names of men who fell to war during those hard years. The Town of Poolesville was officially incorporated in 1867. Largely untouched by the post-WWII building boom that fueled rapid growth elsewhere in Montgomery County, Poolesville retained its rural landscapes and small-town spirit. In 1980, the Agricultural Reserve was established by Montgomery County to preserve the surrounding countryside. As a result, the green fields and forests look much the same as they did a century ago. Today, Poolesville still stands at a crossroads, where the forces of its history and its future converge. Seventeenth and eighteenth century structures, including Poole's log cabin, stand alongside new buildings, and streets and parks are named after Poolesville's founding citizens. In recognition of its historic significance, the Poolesville Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and designated by Maryland in the Montgomery County Certified Heritage Area. In 1999, Poolesville was selected as one of Washingtonian Magazine's 10 Best Small Towns in the region. Against a background of rural and natural beauty, Poolesville remains, as it has since its early days, a community that honors its origins, a commercial center for western Montgomery County, and an outstanding place in which to live.
2. PVILLE_150828_25.JPG: Poolesville Warm Reception Antietam Campaign 1862 Located at the intersection of the two main roads, mid-19th century Poolesville was Montgomery County's second-largest town. Its residents had decidedly secessionist tendencies and many sons fighting for the South. In the fall of 1862, as the Confederates approached, the town was still recovering from a 15,000-man Union occupation one year before. A large group of inhabitants rushed to White's Ford, about five miles northwest, to welcome the Confederate liberators. The first military action here took place on September 5, 1862. The advance of Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's Confederate cavalry brigade, fresh from the Potomac River crossing at Edward's Ferry, engaged a Union cavalry picket force. The running fight through the middle of town here left 43 dead and 4 wounded on the Confederate side and 48 Union troopers captured. Gen. Wade Hampton's Confederate cavalry brigade passed by here later that day without incident. On September 8, a skirmish began a mile north between Illinois, Indiana, and Virginia cavalry units and continued to Beallsville. The Union lost one killed and 10 wounded, the Confederates 2 killed and 6 wounded. Federal infantry soon arrived here. Couch's division, attached to the VI Corps, arrived in Poolesville from Seneca on September 10, and proceeded the next day to Barnesville. Maj. Heros von Borcke reported that Poolesville residents gave their liberators an enthusiastic reception. Several young men, two of whom operated general stores, immediately sprang to horse and joined the army. The two shopkeepers first opened their stores and invited the soldiers to clean them out, accepting Confederate scrip for goods.
3. PVILLE_150828_30.JPG: Poolesville, photo taken of soldiers of the 1st Minnesota, in fall of 1861.
4. PVILLE_150828_48.JPG: The John Poole House 1793
5. PVILLE_150828_59.JPG: Poolesville Strategic Union Encampment Gettysburg Campaign During the Civil War, more soldiers passed through Poolesville than any other Montgomery County town. Union forces occupied this bustling village throughout most of the war, protecting the strategic road network, lines of communication and supplies. Confederate cavalry sporadically raided the Federal cavalry units posted here, and Company B of local resident, Confederate Col. Elijah Veirs White's 35th White's Ferry Cavalry Battalion included Poolesville natives. When the Army of the Potomac crossed the Potomac River at Edwards Ferry on June 24-25, 1863, and marched to Frederick and then to Gettysburg, Poolesville became temporary Union headquarters. Four infantry corps, the cavalry corps, and the Artillery Reserve marched through town June 25-27, 1863, and Gen. Winfield S. Hancock commandeered the home of elderly Jessie Veirs, Col. White's cousin. Telegraph records indicate Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander of the Army of the Potomac, arrived the evening of June 26. At 9:00 a.m. on June 27, Hooker departed for Harpers Ferry where he would resign his command in a letter to President Abraham Lincoln. Seneca Mills Skirmish. On June 10, 1863, Confederate Col. John S. Mosby's 43rd Virgina Battalion of partisan rangers crossed into Maryland to reconnoiter for Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The next day, separated from Stuart by the Union army, Mosby attacked a 6th Michigan Cavalry outpost at Seneca (7 miles southeast). The Federal troopers retreated to Poolesville to regroup for an assault that never came. Mosby lost two men, Lt. George H. Whitescarver and Capt. William G.D. Brawner, Co. H, 15th Virginia Cavalry. Brawner and some of his men had joined Mosby's raid to share in the spoils that rangers were permitted to keep.
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Wikipedia Description: Poolesville, Maryland
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Poolesville is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland United States with a population of approximately 5000 people. It is surrounded by (but is technically not part of) the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, and is considered a distant bedroom community for commuters to Washington, DC.

The name of the town comes from the brothers John Poole, Sr. and Joseph Poole, Sr. who owned land in what is now Poolesville. Due to a historical anomaly, until 2010 the legal name of the town was "The Commissioners of Poolesville". Residents overwhelmingly voted to formally change the name to "The Town of Poolesville" in the November, 2010 general election. ...

History

In 1760, brothers John Poole, Sr. and Joseph Poole, Sr. purchased 160 acres (0.65 km2; 0.25 sq mi) acres in the area that is now Poolesville. Thirty-three years later, John Poole, Jr. used a 15 acres (0.061 km2) tract that he inherited from his father to build a log store and subdivided the tract, selling portions to a number of other merchants. The settlement grew from there and was incorporated in 1867.

During the Civil War Union military leaders realized that the shallow fords of the Potomac River posed a threat to the capital city. At certain times of the year the Potomac River is shallow enough to cross and thus thousands of troops were moved to both Darnestown and Poolesville. The Corps of Observation was established just outside of Poolesville and soldiers were stationed near the river to watch for Confederate incursions into Maryland. During the winter of 1861-1862 it is estimated that 20,000 Union troops were stationed in or around the town. There were no battles fought in Poolesville; however, the infamous Battle of Ball's Bluff was fought nearby on October 21, 1861. Hundreds of Union soldiers who were stationed in Poolesville were killed in this battle that was badly managed by inexperienced Union generals.

There were several Confederate raids into the town during the war and the Confederate Army invaded Maryland by crossing the Potomac near Poolesville in both 1862 and 1864. The old Poolesville Methodist Church cemetery contains the remains of approximately twenty soldiers who either were killed in action at Bulls Bluff or who died of illness while in camp.

The Poolesville Historic District was listed in 1975 on the National Register of Historic Places.
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